Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-193

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:32 PM–3:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-193 on Tape 43StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:32 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-193 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to reach Congressman Gerald R. Ford via the White House operator to discuss an unspecified matter. After learning that Ford was currently in transit to Grand Rapids, Michigan, the President instructed the operator to attempt the call again in approximately one hour. The brief exchange served solely as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate a future conversation between the two men.

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Mr. Ford's en route to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He'll be there in about another hour.
May I call and leave word?
You can call back if it's within an hour, I think.
Yes.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-193 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-193

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:32 pm and 3:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President

[See Conversation No. 413-16]

       Unsuccessful attempt to reach Gerald R. Ford

Also recorded on February 23, 1973

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 043-192 3:32 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 413-014 3:32 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 413-015 3:35 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 an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 413-016 3:35 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 an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 413-017 3:35 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Gerald R. Ford, White House operator, Wilbur D. Mills, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-193, 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/043-193 (accessed October 1, 2026).