Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-123

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ann Duggan

Monday, May 15, 1972 · 9:19 PM–9:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation024-123 on Tape 24 (tape position 02:25:58–02:26:08)StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 9:19 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 9:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-123 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646314562 ↗

A 10-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): 02:25:58 – 02:26:08

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On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-123 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 24-123

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 339-12]

     Request for a call to Ann Duggan
         -Location

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OperatorYes, sir.
NixonCould you get me Mrs. Ann Duggan in New York? She's on our phone list, I think.
OperatorYes, sir.
  • 024-121 9:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:16 pm to 9:19 pm.
  • 339-010 9:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 pm to 9:19 pm.
  • 024-122 9:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
  • 339-011 9:19 PM · 35 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 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
  • 339-012 9:19 PM · 13 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 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
  • 024-124 9:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm.
  • 339-013 9:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm.
  • 024-125 9:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:27 pm.

Conversation 024-123, May 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646314562). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-123 (accessed November 12, 2026).