Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-208
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 12:32 PM–12:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
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On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-208 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-208
Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 415-20]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 27, 1973
- 415-018 12:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:31 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 415-020 12:31 PM · 13 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 12:31 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 415-019 12:32 PM · 15 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 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 043-209 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 415-021 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 415-022 12:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 415-023 12:40 PM · 15 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 415-024 12:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
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- Nixon & Woods January 9, 1972 · 2 min
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-208, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195119). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-208 (accessed November 15, 2026).