Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-189

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on F. Edward Hebert

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:18 PM–3:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-189 on Tape 43StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:18 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-189 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195081 ↗

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On February 23, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-189 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 43-189

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:18 pm and 3:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 413-11]

       Request for a call to F. Edward Hebert

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Eddie Hebert, please, Congressman.
Thank you.
  • 043-188 3:18 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:18 pm.
  • 413-009 3:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:18 pm.
  • 413-010 3:18 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:26 pm.
  • 413-011 3:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:26 pm.
  • 043-190 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert talked on the telephone from 3:26 pm to 3:28 pm.
  • 413-012 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:26 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 043-191 3:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:32 pm.
  • 413-013 3:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 3:32 pm.

Conversation 043-189, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195081). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-189 (accessed November 15, 2026).