Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-121
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons
Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 3:22 PM–4:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with William E. Timmons, then serving as an assistant to the President for legislative affairs. The brief communication serves as a standard administrative directive to establish a direct line of contact with a key staff member. No policy discussions occur during this exchange, as the call functions solely to facilitate subsequent communication.
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NARA Description
On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-121 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-121
Date: February 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:22 pm and 4:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 411-9A]
Request for a call to William E. TimmonsAlso recorded on February 20, 1973
- 043-118 3:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
- 411-005 3:17 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:17 pm.
- 043-119 3:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:18 pm.
- 043-120 3:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 411-006 3:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 411-007 3:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:15 pm.
- 411-008 3:22 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:15 pm.
- 411-020 3:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-121, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-121 (accessed October 1, 2026).