Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-029
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons
Monday, February 5, 1973 · 8:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to William E. Timmons. The exchange serves solely as an administrative bridge to connect the President with his Assistant for Legislative Affairs. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief communication.
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NARA Description
On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-29
Date: February 5, 1973
Time: 8:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to William E. Timmons
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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- 850-001 8:32 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
- 850-002 8:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
- 850-003 8:32 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
- 850-004 9:08 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:16 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-029, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).