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Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Timekeeping

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 2:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-013 on Tape 43StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 2:57 PMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 2:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to verify the current time. This routine administrative interaction served as a logistical check for the President's personal records or scheduling needs. No substantive policy matters or further actions were discussed during this brief communication.

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You give me the correct time, please.
Yes, Mr. President.
It's 2.57.
2.57, thank you.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-13

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 2:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

The President talked with the White House operator.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-013, 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/043-013 (accessed October 1, 2026).