Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-139
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Harry S. Dent
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 9:53 AM–9:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a meeting with Harry S. Dent, who was visiting Washington D.C. The operator informed the President that Dent was in town and expected at the White House shortly. Nixon acknowledged the update and requested that the information be relayed to Steve, confirming that arrangements for the interaction were in progress.
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NARA Description
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 9:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-139
Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:53 am and 9:56 am
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 859-10]
Unsuccessful attempt to reach Harry S. DentAlso recorded on February 21, 1973
- 859-009 9:44 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:44 am to 9:55 am.
- 043-138 9:53 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:53 am.
- 859-010 9:55 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:58 am.
- 859-011 9:55 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:58 am.
- 859-012 9:55 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 9:55 am and 9:58 am.
- 043-140 9:56 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:56 am.
- 043-141 9:56 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:56 am and 10:04 am.
- 859-013 9:58 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-139, 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/043-139 (accessed October 11, 2026).