Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-136

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Operator

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 9:23 AM–9:27 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-136 on Tape 43StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 9:23 AMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 9:27 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-136 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Mrs. Benjamin Freeman, a resident of Philadelphia. The brief interaction served exclusively to facilitate the connection of this telephone call. No further discussion or policy-related matters were recorded during the exchange.

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I'd like to talk to Mrs. Benjamin Freeman in Philadelphia, please.

NARA Description

On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-136

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:23 am and 9:27 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

[See Conversation No. 859-4]

       Requested call to Mrs. Benjamin Freeman

Also recorded on February 21, 1973

  • 043-135 9:06 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:23 am.
  • 859-003 9:06 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:23 am.
  • 859-004 9:23 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
  • 859-005 9:23 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
  • 043-137 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Benjamin Freeman talked on the telephone from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
  • 859-006 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Freeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
  • 859-007 9:31 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:31 am to 9:43 am.
  • 859-008 9:43 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:43 am to 9:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-136, February 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-136 (accessed October 11, 2026).