Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-019

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Frank L. Rizzo

Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 4:40 PM–9:06 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-019 on Tape 26 (tape position 00:36:55–00:37:08)StartTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 4:40 PMEndTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 9:06 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-019 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646367628 ↗

A 26-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 00:36:55 – 00:37:08

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On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 9:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 26-19

Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:40 and 9:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 345-1]

     Request for a call to Frank L. Rizzo

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  • 026-015 2:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 026-016 3:11 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
  • 344-030 3:11 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
  • 344-031 3:32 PM · 14 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 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 344-032 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 344-033 3:35 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:40 pm.
  • 026-017 3:40 PM · 36 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 026-018 3:40 PM · 32 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm.

Conversation 026-019, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646367628). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-019 (accessed November 2, 2026).