Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-092

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 7:09 PM–7:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; White House operatorConversation022-092 on Tape 22 (tape position 03:35:36–03:35:43)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 7:09 PMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 7:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-092 ↗

AI Summary

A brief, aborted telephone connection occurred between an unidentified caller and the White House operator. No substantive exchange of information took place, and the call was terminated immediately without reaching the intended party or the President. Consequently, no policy decisions or administrative actions resulted from this interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 5, 1972, unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-092 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-92

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:09 pm and 7:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

An unknown person talked with the White House operator.

     [Aborted telephone call]

Also recorded on April 6, 1972

  • 022-090 7:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:00 pm to 7:09 pm.
  • 022-091 7:09 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:12 pm.
  • 022-093 7:12 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:12 pm to 7:31 pm.
  • 704-001 8:45 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:58 am.
  • 704-002 8:45 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:58 am.
  • 704-003 8:58 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:26 am.
  • 329-013 9:26 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and John W. Vogt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:26 am to 10:10 am.
  • 704-004 9:26 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 11:59 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-092, April 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-092 (accessed September 18, 2026).