Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-136

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Harry F. Byrd Jr.

Friday, March 16, 1973 · 8:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-136 on Tape 37StartFriday, March 16, 1973 at 8:34 PMEndFriday, March 16, 1973 at 8:34 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-136 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to reach Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. via telephone to discuss unidentified business. Upon learning that the Senator was unavailable at his residence and out for dinner, Nixon declined further efforts by the operator to locate him. The President decided to postpone the contact and rescheduled the call for the following day.

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Yeah.
Senator Byrd doesn't answer at his residence, and his secretary thinks he went somewhere to eat.
Do you want her to try to locate him?
I'll call him tomorrow.
All right.

NARA Description

On March 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-136

Date: March 16, 1973
Time: 8:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Unsuccessful attempt to reach Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
             -Byrd's schedule
                     -Secretary
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

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  • 037-133 8:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:12 pm and 8:14 pm.
  • 037-134 8:14 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 8:14 pm to 8:23 pm.
  • 037-135 8:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 pm and 8:34 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-136, March 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-136 (accessed October 12, 2026).