Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-035

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald Reagan

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:12 AM–11:25 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-035 on Tape 26 (tape position 03:14:27–03:14:34)StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:12 AMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-035 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646367996 ↗

A 7-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 (archivists' log): 03:14:27 – 03:14:34

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On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-035 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 26-35

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:12 and 11:25 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 746-14]

     Request for a call to Ronald W. Reagan

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NixonCould you try Governor Reagan in California?
OperatorYes, sir.
  • 746-010 11:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
  • 746-011 11:07 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
  • 026-034 11:12 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
  • 746-012 11:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bruce J. Kehrli, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-013 11:12 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-014 11:12 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-015 11:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-016 11:19 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Ronald W. Reagan, Stephen B. Bull, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 12:15 pm.

Conversation 026-035, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646367996). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-035 (accessed October 28, 2026).