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 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195149 ↗

A 17-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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

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

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 (NAID 417195149). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-001 (accessed November 15, 2026).