Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-125
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford
Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 2:10 PM–2:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman Gerald R. Ford. This brief administrative interaction serves as the logistical initiation of contact between the President and the future Vice President. No substantive policy discussions occur during this short exchange, as it is limited to the mechanics of connecting the line.
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NARA Description
On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-125
Date: March 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 426-31]
Call to Gerald R. FordAlso recorded on April 10, 1973
- 044-122 2:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:09 pm.
- 044-123 2:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 044-124 2:09 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 426-030 2:09 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 426-031 2:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:10 pm.
- 044-127 2:11 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 426-032 2:11 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:11 pm.
- 426-033 2:11 PM · 9 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 2:11 pm and 3:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-125, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-125 (accessed October 5, 2026).