Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 35 › Conversation 035-105

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George W. Romney

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 12:52 PM ET · White House Telephone ·18 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator;  Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation035-105 onTape 35StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 12:52 PMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 12:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-105 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Lenore L. Romney. The operator provided an update regarding the travel itinerary of Secretary George W. Romney, noting his current presence in Texas and his scheduled arrival in Dallas that evening. Nixon’s primary objective for this interaction was to arrange a direct line of communication with Mrs. Romney.

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Hello?
Secretary Romney is in Texas, arriving back in Dallas at 9.05 this evening.
Oh, uh, could he get Mrs. Romney on the phone?
All right, thank you.

NARA Description

On January 9, 1973, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-105 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-105

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: 12:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 836-9B]

       George W. Romney schedule
            -Texas
            -Arrival at Dulles Airport
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        (rev. Oct.-07)

                                                         Conversation No. 35-105 (cont’d)

       Request for a call to Lenore L. Romney

Also recorded on January 9, 1973

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  • 035-107 1:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 401-001 1:23 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 401-002 1:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 401-003 1:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 401-004 1:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 836-010 1:23 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:24 pm.
  • 035-108 2:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-105, 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/035-105 (accessed September 18, 2026).