Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 10:00 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-001 on Tape 43StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:00 AMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194719 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-1

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 10:00 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 403-11]

       Request for Ronald L. Ziegler.

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Mr. Sigler, did I come to the EOB office, please?
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 403-011 10:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:00 am.
  • 043-002 10:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 043-003 10:02 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 403-012 10:02 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:02 am.
  • 403-013 10:02 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 403-014 10:02 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 043-212 10:03 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:03 am.
  • 043-004 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-001, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194719). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-001 (accessed November 15, 2026).