Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-085
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hobart D. Lewis
Wednesday, February 14, 1973 · 5:33 PM–8:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec
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On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 8:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-085 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-85
Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 8:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Hobart D. (“Hobe”) LewisTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 856-003 5:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 6:06 pm.
- 856-004 5:34 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 6:06 pm.
- 856-005 6:06 PM · 28 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:06 pm on February 14, 1973 and 8:15 am on February 15, 1973.
- 856-006 6:06 PM · 10 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:06 pm on February 14, 1973 and 8:15 am on February 15, 1973.
- 856-007 6:06 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:06 pm on February 14, 1973 and 8:15 am on February 15, 1973.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-085, February 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194881). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-085 (accessed November 15, 2026).