Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-141
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communications
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 9:56 AM–10:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempted to reach his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, via a telephone call placed through the White House operator. Upon learning she was temporarily unavailable, the President instructed the operator to have her return the call at her convenience. The interaction served strictly as a personal check-in with no substantive policy or administrative matters discussed.
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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 9:56 am and 10:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-141 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-141
Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:56 am and 10:04 am
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
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[See Conversation 859-12]
Unsuccessful attempt to reach Julie Nixon EisenhowerAlso recorded on February 21, 1973
- 043-138 9:53 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:53 am.
- 043-139 9:53 AM · 16 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 043-142 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-141, 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/043-141 (accessed October 11, 2026).