Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-002

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House administration

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 10:02 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-002 on Tape 43StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:02 AMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:02 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a routine administrative request for the White House operator to connect him with domestic policy advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The call serves as a brief logistical bridge to facilitate a subsequent conversation between the President and his senior aide. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Ehrlichman, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-2

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 10:02 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 403-12]

       Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 043-001 10:00 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
  • 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.
  • 043-003 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 043-002, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).