Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-101

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 4:58 PM–6:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-101 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 4:58 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 6:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-101 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194913 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 4:58 pm and 6:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-101 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 43-101

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:58 pm and 6:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 410-34]

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

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Conversation 043-101, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194913). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-101 (accessed November 15, 2026).