Conversation 043-021

TapeTape 43StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 1:23 PMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 1:33 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to former First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson. The request specifically identified her location as Texas to facilitate the connection. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of communication between the President and Mrs. Johnson.

Lady Bird JohnsonWhite House communicationsTelephone protocolPresidential outreach

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NARA Description

On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-21

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 1:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 840-18]

       Request for a call to Claudia A. (“Lady Bird”) Johnson
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                         (rev. Aug.-08)

                                                              Conversation No. 43-21 (cont’d)

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Please?

Would you call Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, please?

Mrs. Johnson in Texas?

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

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