Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-077

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Tapes

Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 11:39 AM–11:52 AM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation027-077 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 11:52 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-077 ↗

President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with an unidentified individual, though the content of this discussion remains unavailable due to the lack of a transcript or descriptive record. The communication was captured by the White House taping system, but no specific topics, decisions, or action items are documented for this exchange. Consequently, the historical significance of this interaction cannot be determined based on existing records.

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On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-077 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 27-77

Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:52 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President conferred with an unknown person.

      Telephone connection
           -Sequence of speakers
  • 027-074 11:39 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:39 am.
  • 027-075 11:39 AM · 11 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am.
  • 027-076 11:39 AM · 15 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am.
  • 754-002 11:39 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William H. Carruthers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am.
  • 754-003 11:39 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull, William H. Carruthers, President Richard M. Nixon, and Golda Meir met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 027-078 11:52 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Golda Meir talked on the telephone from 11:52 am to 11:55 am.
  • 754-004 11:55 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 754-005 11:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:05 pm.

Conversation 027-077, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-077 (accessed October 10, 2026).