Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-099

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Florida and AFL-CIO

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 4:54 PM–4:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation043-099 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 4:54 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 4:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-099 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed plans for a potential trip to Florida to visit Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The President consulted his schedule regarding an upcoming AFL-CIO board meeting to determine the feasibility of the travel dates. They tentatively coordinated their departure and return to ensure the President could fulfill his professional obligations while accommodating their personal itinerary.

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Hi, Dick.

I wanted to tell you that I talked to Julie down there, and it looks pretty good.

And I was thinking that we might go down tomorrow, and then I have to do the FFL.

I've got one week or the other to do the FFL CIO on Monday.

See what I mean?

The board of directors.

Here in Washington.

No, no, no, no.

I could do them there, which is a reason to go, of course.

But, I mean, it only takes an hour.

The point is that I was going to say that if you could hold from about 11.30 tomorrow, we might get off by that time.

Then you're coming back when?

We would come back Monday night or Tuesday morning.

Well, I have to be back.

If you could hold it so that we could be back about Tuesday.

There might be something I would do on the way back.

And you're going to have dinner over there?

Yes, I'm working here with the people here, so I'll eat something here.

All right, fine, thank you.

All right.

NARA Description

On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-099 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-99

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: 4:54 pm - 4:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”). Nixon

[See Conversation No. 410-33A]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       The President’s schedule
            -Trip to Florida
            -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
            -American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
                   -Board of Directors meeting
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 43-99 (cont’d)

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/24/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[043-099-w001]
[Duration: 50s]

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       The President’s schedule
            -Dinner

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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.
043-098 4:52 PM · 10 sec — 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.
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 043-099, 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/043-099 (accessed October 2, 2026).