Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-014

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Pierre E. Trudeau and Canada

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 3:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-014 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 3:28 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 3:28 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated a return telephone call with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau via the White House operator. The operator informed the President that Trudeau was currently at the House of Commons and would be available in ten minutes. Nixon confirmed the proposed timeframe, establishing the schedule for the upcoming diplomatic communication.

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Hello?
Yes, the Prime Minister is at the House of Commons.
It'll be 10 minutes when he could return your call.
Would that be all right?
Sure.
Mm-hmm.
All right.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-014

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: 3:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Pierre E. Trudeau's location
             -House of Commons
             -Return call

Also recorded on March 22, 1973

  • 887-020 3:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 887-021 3:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 044-015 3:48 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 887-022 3:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 044-016 4:01 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 887-023 4:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
  • 887-024 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
  • 044-017 4:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-014, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-014 (accessed October 2, 2026).