Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-212

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 10:03 AM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-212 on Tape 43StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:03 AMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-212 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195127 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-212 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-212

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 10:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator spoke with the President.

       John D. Ehrlichman’s location
            -US News and World Report
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Hello.
Do you want me to reach Mr. Ehrlichman at U.S. News and World Report?
Is he doing that?
He'll be there for another hour.
No, don't bother him.
Shall I leave word?

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  • 043-003 10:02 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 403-012 10:02 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:02 am.
  • 403-013 10:02 AM · 22 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 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 403-014 10:02 AM · 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 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 043-004 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.
  • 403-015 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-212, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195127). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-212 (accessed November 15, 2026).