Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-162

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on telephone logistics

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 9:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-162 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 9:50 AMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 9:50 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-162 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with First Lady Pat Nixon. Upon learning that she was already occupied on another line, the President instructed the operator to place the call once her line became available. This brief exchange reflects standard administrative procedures for internal White House communications.

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Can you ring Mrs. Nixon, please?
She's on the phone.
When she's off, thank you.
Very good.

NARA Description

On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-162 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-162

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: 9:50 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 861-1]

       Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on February 22, 1973

  • 861-001 9:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 9:51 am.
  • 861-002 9:51 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:55 am.
  • 861-003 9:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:55 am.
  • 043-164 9:55 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
  • 043-165 9:55 AM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
  • 861-004 9:55 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 10:06 am.
  • 043-163 9:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:58 am to 9:59 am.
  • 861-005 10:06 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-162, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-162 (accessed October 1, 2026).