Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-104
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bob Hope
Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 6:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to entertainer Bob Hope, who is located in California. This brief administrative interaction serves solely to facilitate communication between the President and the celebrity. No substantive policy discussions or political decisions occur during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-104 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-104
Date: February 15, 1973
Time: 6:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 410-38]
Request for a call to Leslie T. (“Bob”) HopeAlso recorded on February 15, 1973
- 043-102 6:20 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm.
- 043-103 6:24 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:24 pm.
- 043-105 6:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm.
- 043-106 6:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 043-107 6:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:33 pm.
- 043-108 6:33 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 6:33 pm to 6:34 pm.
- 043-109 6:34 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope, and Delores (Reade) Hope talked on the telephone from 6:34 pm to 6:45 pm.
- 043-110 6:47 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-104, 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/043-104 (accessed October 1, 2026).