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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Lyndon K. "Mort" Allin. The conversation was strictly administrative, consisting only of the President providing the request and the operator acknowledging the task. No further substantive policy or political discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

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

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

Also recorded on February 8, 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 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-215 (accessed October 1, 2026).