Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-186
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William Randolph Hearst
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Mrs. William Randolph Hearst. The attempt to reach Mrs. Hearst was unsuccessful because she had recently departed for her country home. The President agreed to have the operator continue the effort to connect them later in the day.
- William Randolph Hearst
- White House operations
- Presidential communication
- logistics
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NARA Description
On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-186 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-186
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 43-185 (cont’d)
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 3:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 413-8]
Unsuccessful attempt to reach Mrs. William Randolph HearstAlso recorded on February 23, 1973
- 043-184 3:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 413-006 3:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 043-185 3:03 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 043-187 3:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:18 pm.
- 413-007 3:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.
- 413-008 3:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.
- 043-188 3:18 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:18 pm.
- 043-189 3:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-186, 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/043-186 (accessed October 1, 2026).