Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-077

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House telephone system

Wednesday, February 14, 1973 · 12:37 PM–2:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; White House operatorConversation043-077 on Tape 43StartWednesday, February 14, 1973 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, February 14, 1973 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-077 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified caller instructed the White House operator to intercept all incoming calls to extension 500 starting at 2:30 p.m. This directive was issued to facilitate the recording of a conversation, necessitating a period of uninterrupted privacy. The request ensured that no external communications would interfere with the impending taping session.

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Yes, please.
Would you please hold the calls here on this extension 500 starting at 2.30.
There's going to be a tape made over here.
Yes, sure.
Thank you.
You're welcome.

NARA Description

On February 14, 1973, unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-077 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-77

Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

An unknown person talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 43-76 (cont’d)

       Request to hold all telephone calls

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-077, February 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-077 (accessed October 1, 2026).