Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-123
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Eugene Ormandy
Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 4:18 PM–4:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
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On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:18 pm and 4:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-123 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-123
Date: February 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:18 pm and 4:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 411-9C]
Request for a call to Eugene OrmandyTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 20, 1973
- 043-119 3:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:18 pm.
- 043-121 3:22 PM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 411-009 4:15 PM · 1 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, White House operator, William E. Timmons, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, and Eugene Ormandy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 6:10 pm.
- 043-122 4:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 4:17 pm to 4:18 pm.
- 043-124 4:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eugene Ormandy, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:46 pm to 4:51 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-123, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194957). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-123 (accessed November 15, 2026).