Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-216
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller
Tuesday, February 13, 1973 · 4:57 PM–5:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to an unidentified individual. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with an external party. No specific policy details or substantive discussions were recorded during this brief operator-assisted connection.
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NARA Description
On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-216 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-216
Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:57 pm and 5:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to an unknown person
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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- 854-036 1:41 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 854-037 1:41 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 043-068 1:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:49 pm to 1:50 pm.
- 043-069 1:50 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 4:55 pm.
- 043-070 4:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John Ford talked on the telephone from 4:55 pm to 4:57 pm.
- 043-071 5:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:40 pm to 5:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-216, February 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-216 (accessed October 1, 2026).