Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-039

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Peter J. Brennan

Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 9:10 AM–9:17 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-039 on Tape 37StartSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 9:10 AMEndSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 9:17 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan through the White House operator. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination to establish direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussion or substantive developments occur during this connection process.

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Dr. Brennan, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-39

Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:17 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

[See Conversation No. 868-3]

       Request for a call to Peter J. Brennan

Also recorded on March 3, 1973

  • 868-001 9:10 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
  • 868-002 9:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
  • 868-003 9:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
  • 868-004 9:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
  • 037-040 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William J. Baroody, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:17 am to 9:19 am.
  • 868-005 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:19 am.
  • 868-006 9:19 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:49 am.
  • 868-007 9:40 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-039, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-039 (accessed October 18, 2026).