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
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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
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- 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 (NAID 417195163). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).