Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-128
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford
Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 3:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the travel status of Gerald R. Ford. Upon learning that Ford was en route to Grand Rapids, the President requested to be connected with Representative Leslie C. Arends instead. This exchange reflects the administration's efforts to coordinate communications with congressional leadership regarding ongoing legislative or political matters.
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NARA Description
On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-128
Date: April 10, 1973
Time: 3:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked to the President.
[See also Conversation No. 426-34]
Gerald R. Ford’s location
Call to Leslie C. ArendsAlso recorded on April 10, 1973
- 426-034 3:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 044-129 3:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 426-035 3:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:26 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 044-130 3:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
- 044-131 3:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
- 044-132 3:33 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 426-036 3:33 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 3:33 pm.
- 426-037 3:33 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 3:33 pm and 3:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-128, 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/044-128 (accessed October 5, 2026).