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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-216 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 4:57 PMEndTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 5:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-216 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195135 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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.

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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No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

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Conversation 043-216, February 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195135). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-216 (accessed November 15, 2026).