Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William J. Usery Jr.

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:15 AM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-001 on Tape 37StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:15 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:15 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with William J. Usery, Jr., the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a direct consultation between the President and Usery. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief initial operator contact.

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Would you get me Mr. William Bussery at the Federal Mediation Service?
Yes, Mr. Rosen.

NARA Description

On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:15 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-1

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: 8:15 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 865-1]

       Request for a call to Willie J. Usery, Jr.
             -Federal Mediation Service

Also recorded on February 28, 1973

  • 037-002 8:15 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
  • 865-001 8:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:15 am.
  • 865-002 8:15 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
  • 865-003 8:15 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
  • 865-004 8:15 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
  • 865-005 8:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
  • 865-006 8:15 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 9:01 am.
  • 037-003 8:42 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:43 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-001, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).