Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-215

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Wednesday, February 7, 1973 · 8:37 PM–9:52 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-215 on Tape 43StartWednesday, February 7, 1973 at 8:37 PMEndThursday, February 8, 1973 at 9:52 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-215 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195133 ↗

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NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 8:37 pm on February 7, 1973 and 9:52 am on February 8, 1973. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-215 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-215

Date: February 7, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:37 pm, February 7 and 9:52 am, February 8
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin

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Could you get me Mort Allen, please?
Yes, thank you.
Mort Allen.
Yes.

Also recorded on February 7, 1973

  • 043-044 8:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:26 pm.
  • 043-045 8:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:26 pm to 8:27 pm.
  • 043-046 8:26 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:26 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 043-047 8:29 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:29 pm to 8:30 pm.
  • 043-048 8:30 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:36 pm.
  • 043-049 8:36 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:36 pm.
  • 043-050 8:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:37 pm.
  • 043-051 8:37 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-215, February 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195133). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-215 (accessed November 15, 2026).