Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-098

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 4:52 PM–4:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-098 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 4:52 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 4:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-098 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to be connected with First Lady Pat Nixon. The primary purpose of the call was to facilitate personal contact between the President and his wife. No policy matters or significant administrative decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.

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please.
Mrs. Nixon please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-098 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-98

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on February 15, 1973

  • 043-094 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 043-218 4:34 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 043-095 4:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:41 pm.
  • 043-096 4:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 043-097 4:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 4:50 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 043-099 4:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:56 pm.
  • 043-100 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:57 pm to 4:58 pm.
  • 043-101 4:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 6:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-098, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-098 (accessed October 1, 2026).