Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-199

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William L. Safire

Monday, February 26, 1973 · 5:36 PM–6:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-199 on Tape 43StartMonday, February 26, 1973 at 5:36 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 6:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-199 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195101 ↗

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NARA Description

On February 26, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-199 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-199

Date: February 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:36 pm and 6:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to William L. Safire

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Sapphire please.
Yes, Mr. President.

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  • 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.
  • 043-198 5:36 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:36 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-199, February 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195101). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-199 (accessed November 15, 2026).