Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-005
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 10:06 AM–10:10 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
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NARA Description
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-5
Date: January 31, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 10:10 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 403-16]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on January 31, 1973
- 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.
- 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.
- 403-015 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.
- 403-016 10:06 AM · 9 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 10:06 am and 10:10 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-005, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194727). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-005 (accessed November 15, 2026).