Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-062

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William S. White

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 8:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-062 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 8:30 AMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-062 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to reach journalist William S. White via the White House operator. The operator informed the President that White was briefly unavailable after stepping out to a nearby store. No further discussion occurred as the operator confirmed she had left a message for White to return the call.

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Hello?
Mr. President, Mr. White stepped out for about 10 minutes.
He went across the street to the store.
I left word for the call.

NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:30 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-062 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-62

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: 8:30 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 839-3]

       William S. White
             -Location

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  • 839-002 8:26 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 8:32 am.
  • 839-003 8:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:30 am.
  • 839-004 8:30 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:32 am.
  • 839-005 8:32 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:52 am.
  • 036-063 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
  • 404-001 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-062, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-062 (accessed October 24, 2026).