Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-214

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons

Monday, February 5, 1973 · 8:17 PM–11:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-214 on Tape 43StartMonday, February 5, 1973 at 8:17 PMEndMonday, February 5, 1973 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-214 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to cancel a planned call to William E. Timmons, who was attending a reception at the Capitol Hill Club. The President decided not to pursue the contact, choosing to let the matter go for the evening. No further actions or significant developments resulted from this brief communication.

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Mr. Timmons is at the Capitol Hill Club attending a reception.

Oh, that's all right.

Let that go.

Thank you.

All right.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:17 pm and 11:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-214 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-214

Date: February 5, 1973
Time: Unknown after 8:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       William E. Timmons location

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-214, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-214 (accessed October 1, 2026).