Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-151
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John C. Stennis
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 2:13 PM–3:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senator John C. Stennis. This administrative contact initiates a communication sequence between the President and the Senator regarding official business. The interaction serves as the preliminary step for the subsequent recorded discussion between the two men.
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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 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-151 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-151
Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 860-1]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 43-151 (cont’d)
Request for a call to John C. StennisAlso recorded on February 21, 1973
- 860-001 2:13 PM · 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 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 860-002 2:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 860-003 2:13 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 043-152 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 860-004 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 043-153 3:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 043-154 3:15 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 860-005 3:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-151, 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/043-151 (accessed October 11, 2026).