Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-008

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard M. Helms

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 12:30 PM–12:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-008 on Tape 37StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 12:30 PMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 12:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to reach Richard M. Helms via the White House operator to discuss his availability. Upon learning that Helms was out for lunch, the President indicated there was no immediate urgency to the matter. The call concluded without further action or contact.

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Mr. President, I find that Mr. Helms is out to lunch, sir, and I left work.
No hurry.
All right.

NARA Description

On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-8

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 12:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 414-1B]

       Richard M. Helms
              -Availability

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  • 865-021 10:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:07 am.
  • 865-022 11:07 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:52 am.
  • 865-023 11:52 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 865-024 12:02 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:15 pm.
  • 414-001 12:23 PM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Richard M. Helms met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:23 pm to 2:15 pm.
  • 037-007 12:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:30 pm.
  • 037-009 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard M. Helms talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-008, 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/037-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).