Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-025

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal scheduling

Monday, February 5, 1973 · 4:52 PM–6:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-025 on Tape 43StartMonday, February 5, 1973 at 4:52 PMEndMonday, February 5, 1973 at 6:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinates with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, to arrange a meeting before they attend dinner together. The two finalize plans to meet at the Oval Office before walking to their evening engagement. This brief interaction serves as a personal scheduling logistics call between family members.

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Hello?
Julie's on the line.
Hello?
Hi.
Hi, Julie.
Well, welcome back.
Good.
How are you?
Just heading over there for dinner.
You're going to be there until 7.30, are you?
We'll be there as long as, you know, you're going to be there.
Wow.
Fine.
Well, Daddy, are you going to walk over now?
Yeah.
Well, why don't I meet you and walk over with you?
Are you walking over from the OB?
No, you come to the Oval Office, and I'll see you here.
I'll wait for you.
Okay, bye.

NARA Description

On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 6:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-25

Date: February 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:52 pm and 6:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       The President’s schedule
            -Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 43-25 (cont’d)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-025, February 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).