Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-107

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bob Hope and Communications

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 1:23 PM–2:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-107 on Tape 35StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 1:23 PMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-107 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to entertainer Bob Hope. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination to facilitate communication between the President and the celebrity. No further policy or administrative matters are addressed during this brief connection.

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You got me Mr. Bob Hope?
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 9, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-107 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-107

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 401-2]

       Request for a call to Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope

Also 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.
  • 035-106 12:52 PM · 20 sec — 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.
  • 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 035-107, 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/035-107 (accessed October 11, 2026).