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
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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”) HopeTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-104, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194919). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-104 (accessed November 15, 2026).