Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-131
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on David Eisenhower
Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 7:54 PM–8:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 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 7:54 pm and 8:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-131 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 43-131
Date: February 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:54 pm and 8:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Unsuccessful attempt to reach Julie Nixon Eisenhower and [Dwight] David Eisenhower,
II
Request for a call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham
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Also recorded on February 20, 1973
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- 043-126 7:22 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:30 pm.
- 043-127 7:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:30 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 043-128 7:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:43 pm.
- 043-129 7:43 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
- 043-130 7:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:54 pm.
- 043-133 8:21 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:21 pm and 10:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-131, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194973). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-131 (accessed November 15, 2026).