Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-002

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

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:15 AM–8:42 AM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-002 on Tape 37StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:15 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:42 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Willie J. Usery, Jr., the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations. After the operator reported that Usery could not be reached at his residence, the President instructed her to continue attempting to establish the connection. This brief interaction served as a logistical effort to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key labor official.

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Mr. President, I call on Mr. William Usry.
He doesn't answer the officer at home.
And I wanted to ask you, sir, that's the city secretary of labor for labor management.
Yeah.
Fine, sir.
I'll keep after it for you.

NARA Description

On February 28, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-2

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:42 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President

[See Conversation No. 865-2]

       Request for a call to Willie J. Usery, Jr.
             -Availability
             -Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Management

Also recorded on February 28, 1973

  • 037-001 8:15 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:15 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 037-002, 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/037-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).