Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-181
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal correspondence
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 9:34 AM–12:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The interaction is strictly logistical, serving as a formal bridge to connect the President with his wife. No substantive policy matters or political decisions are discussed during this brief communication.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.
Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data
Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.
NARA Description
On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 12:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-181 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-181
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:34 am and 12:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 862-12]
Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-105-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 43-182 (cont’d)Also recorded on February 23, 1973
- 862-002 9:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:34 am.
- 043-180 9:34 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:34 am.
- 862-003 9:34 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:34 am.
- 862-004 9:34 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 10:05 am.
- 862-005 10:05 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 10:05 am and 10:08 am.
- 862-006 10:08 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 10:52 am.
- 862-007 10:52 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:52 am to 10:53 am.
- 862-008 10:53 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James F. Oates, James H. Cavanaugh, Col. H. Spencer Faircloth, William H. Ayers, Lawrence L. O???Conner, Richard Gerstenberg, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 11:13 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-181, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-181 (accessed October 1, 2026).