Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-164

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 2:23 PM–2:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; White House operatorConversation044-164 on Tape 44StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 2:23 PMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 2:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-164 ↗

AI Summary

An unknown individual attempted to place a telephone call through the White House operator. The connection failed immediately, resulting in an aborted interaction. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 12, 1973, unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-164 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-164

Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Unknown person talked with the White House operator.

       Aborted telephone call

Also recorded on April 12, 1973

  • 044-154 1:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 428-005 1:21 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 044-155 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm.
  • 428-009 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:23 pm.
  • 428-010 2:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 044-156 2:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
  • 428-011 2:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:27 pm to 2:28 pm.
  • 428-012 2:30 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-164, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-164 (accessed October 5, 2026).