Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-015

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William L. White

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 10:51 AM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-015 on Tape 37StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:51 AMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:51 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to William L. White, a newspaper editor based in Emporia, Kansas. The President specifically notes that although White is currently ill, he likely retains the capacity to engage in a conversation. The exchange serves as a brief administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between Nixon and the editor.

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You try Mr. William L. White in Emporia, Kansas.
He's ill, but I think he can talk on the phone there.
All right.
Bye, Mr. President.
Thank you.
He's a newspaper.

NARA Description

On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:51 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-15

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 10:51 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 866-6]
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

       Request for a call to William L. White
             -Emporia, Kansas
             -Health
             -Newspaper editor

Also recorded on March 1, 1973

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  • 866-007 10:51 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 866-008 10:51 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 866-009 10:51 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 866-010 10:51 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 866-011 10:51 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 037-017 10:52 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 10:56 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-015, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).