Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-195
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Wilbur D. Mills
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:44 PM–3:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman Wilbur D. Mills. The conversation serves solely as an administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Representative. No substantive policy matters or further details were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-195 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-195
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 43-194 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 413-17B]
Request for a call to Wilbur D. MillsAlso recorded on February 23, 1973
- 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.
- 043-193 3:32 PM · 26 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.
- 043-194 3:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 3:38 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 043-196 3:47 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 3:47 pm to 3:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-195, 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/043-195 (accessed October 1, 2026).