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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation043-198 on Tape 43StartMonday, February 26, 1973 at 5:36 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 5:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-198 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195099 ↗

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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.

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

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Mr. President, I have Mrs. Nixon there, sir.
Hi.
I've got to meet with Kissinger tonight because I'm doing something with the press tomorrow, so I'm going to have dinner over here.
Okay.
All right, fine.
Thanks.
  • 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.

Conversation 043-198, February 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195099). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-198 (accessed November 15, 2026).