Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-026

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Monday, February 5, 1973 · 6:15 PM–7:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-026 on Tape 43StartMonday, February 5, 1973 at 6:15 PMEndMonday, February 5, 1973 at 7:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-026 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194767 ↗

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NARA Description

On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-26

Date: February 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:15 pm and 7:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

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Dr. Kissinger, please.
Thank you.

Also recorded on February 5, 1973

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  • 849-002 6:09 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:15 pm.
  • 849-003 6:09 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:15 pm.
  • 849-004 6:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:15 pm to 6:24 pm.
  • 849-005 6:24 PM · 3 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 043-027 7:57 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:57 pm to 8:09 pm.
  • 043-028 8:12 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-026, February 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194767). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-026 (accessed November 15, 2026).