Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-020

Nixon phone call with Rizzo on Health and George McGovern

Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:06 PM–9:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rizzo, Frank L.Conversation026-020 on Tape 26 (tape position 00:37:08–00:40:48)StartTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 9:06 PMEndTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 9:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-020 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646367677 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon contacted Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo to inquire about his health following his recent hospital discharge. The two also touched upon political matters, including the President's upcoming trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and the presidential campaign of George McGovern. Additionally, they briefly mentioned a prior conversation Nixon had held with John Cardinal Krol.

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Position in tape: 00:37:08 – 00:40:48

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NARA Description

On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-20

Date: June 27, 1972
Time: 9:06-9:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Frank L. Rizzo.

[See Conversation No. 345-2]

     Rizzo’s health
          -The President’s wishes

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     The President's trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

     George S. McGovern

     The President's conversation with John Cardinal Krol

     Rizzo's health

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Hello?
I just wanted to tell you I was glad to hear a cousin.
He went to your Philadelphia television country.
He was back out of the hospital.
Yeah.
I told him I was too, and that we were trying to help, but the main thing was to keep you well.

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Well, as a matter of fact, I went up there with no notice to the press or anything.
We could have viewed it, viewed it in my face.
It was a really good time to show a little sympathy.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Right.
Now he's going from the government.
I had a good talk with Cardinal Kroll, et cetera, when he was down in the U.S.
Well, you just take care of yourself and we're glad to be back in the fire.
We hope to get some more.

Also recorded on June 27, 1972

  • 345-001 8:54 PM · 50 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 8:54 pm and 9:06 pm.
  • 345-002 9:06 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
  • 026-021 9:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 345-003 9:10 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 345-004 9:10 PM · 3 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 345-005 9:10 PM · 34 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
  • 026-022 9:44 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
  • 345-006 9:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-020, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646367677). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-020 (accessed November 5, 2026).