Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-106
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lenore Romney
Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 12:52 PM–2:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec
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President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to coordinate a time to reach Lenore Romney and her husband, George Romney. The operator provided updates regarding the couple's separate speaking engagements at the Washington Hilton and their expected arrival times at home. Nixon decided to postpone his outreach, opting to call back later in the day once the Romneys had returned.
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NARA Description
On January 9, 1973, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 2:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-106 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 35-106
Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:52 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 836-9C]
Lenore L. Romney's schedule
-Washington Hilton speaking engagement
George W. RomneyAlso recorded on January 9, 1973
- 035-105 12:52 PM · 18 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:52 pm.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 035-106, 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/035-106 (accessed October 11, 2026).