Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-144

Nixon phone call with Dent on South Carolina and Political strategy

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 10:16 AM–10:17 AM ET · White House Telephone · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Dent, Harry S.Conversation043-144 on Tape 43StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 10:16 AMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 10:17 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon calls Harry Dent to coordinate an immediate meeting at the White House. The President requests that Dent provide a briefing on the political climate in South Carolina. Additionally, the conversation serves to arrange for a formal photograph to be taken during Dent's visit.

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Hello?

Mr. Dent, sir.

Oh, yeah.

There you are.

Hello?

Oh, hello, Harry.

Yes, sir.

Oh, you're in town here, aren't you?

Yes, sir.

I'm over in the EOB.

Oh, I think that, well, I'll tell you, they were going to have you come in a little later.

Why don't you drop over now at the office?

We want you to get a picture, and I want to get a little report from you on your South Carolina.

Good.

Okay.

Thank you, sir.

Bye.

NARA Description

On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 10:16 am to 10:17 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-144

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: 10:16 am - 10:17 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Harry Dent.

[See Conversation No. 859-16]

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with the President
                  -Photograph
                  -Report on South Carolina

Also recorded on February 21, 1973

859-014 10:08 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:16 am.
859-016 10:16 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 am to 10:17 am.
043-145 10:17 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 11:16 am.
043-146 10:17 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 11:16 am.
859-017 10:17 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:19 am.
859-018 10:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:19 am.
859-039 10:17 AM · 13 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:19 am.
859-019 10:19 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 10:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-144, 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/043-144 (accessed October 11, 2026).