Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-102

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John J. McFall

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 8:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation035-102 on Tape 35StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 8:28 AMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 8:28 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-102 ↗

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On January 9, 1973, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-102 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-102

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: 8:28 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 836-2]

       John J. McFall’s schedule

       Birthday greetings

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Hello.

Congressman McFaul is en route to the office, Mr. President.

You can call him.

Thank you.

And happy birthday, sir.

What's that?

Happy birthday to you.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

Also recorded on January 9, 1973

035-101 8:24 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
836-001 8:24 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
836-002 8:28 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:28 am.
836-003 8:28 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:28 am and 8:56 am.
836-004 8:28 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:28 am and 8:56 am.
836-005 8:56 AM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 9:37 am.
836-006 9:34 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, and John J. McFall met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 10:05 am.
035-103 10:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John J. McFall talked on the telephone from 10:02 am to 10:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-102, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-102 (accessed November 2, 2026).