Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-042

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard M. Helms

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 12:16 PM–1:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-042 on Tape 26 (tape position 03:18:04–03:18:10)StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 12:16 PMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 1:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-042 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646368226 ↗

A 6-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): 03:18:04 – 03:18:10

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NARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-42

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:16 and 1:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 746-17C]

     Request for a call to Richard M. Helms

Transcript (AI-generated)

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NixonSee if Mr. Helms comes
OperatorYes, sir.

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

  • 026-038 11:29 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:56 am.
  • 026-039 11:56 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
  • 026-040 12:16 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 026-041 12:16 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 746-017 12:16 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), White House operator, Clark MacGregor, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 026-043 1:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:02 pm.
  • 026-044 1:02 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters talked on the telephone from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 746-018 1:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-042, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646368226). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-042 (accessed October 29, 2026).