Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-018

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Lady Bird Johnson

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 1:23 PM–1:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation840-018 on Tape 840StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 1:23 PMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 1:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 840-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Mrs. Johnson in Texas. The interaction was strictly administrative, focusing on the logistical coordination of a communication between the President and the former First Lady. No further policy or political discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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Will you call Mrs. Johnson, please?

Mrs. Johnson in Texas.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 840-18

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 1:32 pm
Location: Oval Office
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 840-19 (cont’d)

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-21]

Also recorded on February 3, 1973

840-013 1:20 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:20 pm.
840-014 1:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
840-015 1:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
043-020 1:21 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 1:21 pm to 1:23 pm.
840-016 1:21 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:23 pm.
043-021 1:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:33 pm.
840-017 1:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:32 pm.
840-019 1:32 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Claudia A. Johnson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:32 pm to 1:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 840-018, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).