Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-087
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Elliot L. Richardson
Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 11:12 AM–11:14 AM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec
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On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-087 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-87
Date: February 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 11:14 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Elliot L. Richardson or Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-087, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194885). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-087 (accessed November 15, 2026).