Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-198
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Monday, February 26, 1973 · 5:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon contacted First Lady Pat Nixon to inform her of a scheduling change regarding his evening plans. He explained that he needed to have dinner at the White House to meet with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger in preparation for a press engagement the following day. Mrs. Nixon acknowledged the update, and the brief conversation concluded with the confirmation of his revised itinerary.
- Pat Nixon
- Henry Kissinger
- White House schedule
- Press relations
- Presidential itinerary
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NARA Description
On February 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-198 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-198
Date: February 26, 1973
Time: 5:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 43-198 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 413-32]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
The President’s schedule
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Dinner
*****************************************************************Also recorded on February 26, 1973
- 043-197 5:21 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:21 pm.
- 413-029 5:21 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 5:21 pm.
- 413-030 5:21 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 413-031 5:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 043-199 5:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 413-032 5:36 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 5:37 pm.
- 413-033 5:40 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William L. Safire, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:40 pm to 7:15 pm.
- 043-200 6:03 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 6:03 pm to 6:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-198, February 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-198 (accessed October 1, 2026).