Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-218
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons
Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 4:34 PM–4:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec
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On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-218 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-218
Date: February 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 410-24]
Request for a call to William E. Timmons
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Also recorded on February 15, 1973
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- 043-094 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 043-095 4:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:41 pm.
- 043-096 4:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm.
- 043-097 4:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 4:50 pm to 4:52 pm.
- 043-098 4:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm.
- 043-099 4:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:56 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-218, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195139). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-218 (accessed November 15, 2026).