Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-005

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 1:14 PM–1:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-005 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 1:14 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 1:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195549 ↗

A 7-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 March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 044-005

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 422-26]

Call to Tricia Nixon Cox

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Patricia, please.
Yes, Mr. President.
  • 887-028 1:12 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 044-003 1:13 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:14 pm.
  • 422-023 1:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:13 pm.
  • 044-004 1:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 422-024 1:14 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:14 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 422-025 1:14 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:21 pm.
  • 422-026 1:14 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:21 pm.
  • 044-006 1:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 1:22 pm.

Conversation 044-005, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195549). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-005 (accessed November 15, 2026).