Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-049
Nixon phone call with Gleason on Buckley and Senator
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 2:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon called Patricia Gleason to express his appreciation for a statement made by Senator James Buckley, who was reportedly out of the country. Nixon indicated he was calling to comment on the statement and that he would adjust his own position if necessary upon Buckley's return.
- Nixon
- Gleason
- Buckley
- Senator
- Appreciation
- Statement
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason talked on the telephone at 2:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-49
Date: June 12, 1972
Time: 2:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Patricia A. Gleason.
[See Conversation No. 343-6]
James A. Buckley's location
Buckley's statement
-President's appreciationAlso recorded on June 12, 1972
- 025-050 2:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 343-006 2:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:32 pm.
- 343-007 2:32 PM · 33 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 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 025-051 2:35 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:35 pm.
- 343-008 2:35 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:35 pm.
- 343-009 2:35 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:43 pm.
- 025-052 2:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dan Rather talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 343-010 2:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dan Rather met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-049, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-049 (accessed October 10, 2026).