Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-033

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 2:50 PM–11:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-033 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 2:50 PMEndTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 11:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator regarding connectivity issues on his telephone line to Camp David. After deciding not to pursue an alternative connection, the President instructed the operator to summon Charles W. Colson to his office in the Old Executive Office Building for a scheduled meeting.

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Yeah.
It seems as if that line is a problem.
Shall I try it on another line, sir?
I don't think it's necessary.
I think she'll call me back in case I practically was finished anyway.
All right.
Let her go.
Fine.
You could ask Mr. Colson to step into the EOB, please.
Yes.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 11:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-33

Date: February 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 11:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 409-15]

       Problems with telephone line to Camp David

       Charles W. Colson's schedule
            -Meeting with the President
                  -Old Executive Office Building office
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 43-34 (cont’d)

Also recorded on February 6, 1973

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  • 043-032 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 409-014 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:57 pm.
  • 409-015 2:47 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:57 pm.
  • 409-016 2:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:57 pm.
  • 043-034 2:50 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 11:50 pm.
  • 409-017 2:52 PM · 1 hr 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:52 pm to 4:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-033, 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/043-033 (accessed October 1, 2026).