Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-091
Nixon phone call with MacGregor on 1972 presidential campaign
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Clark MacGregor regarding the management of the 1972 reelection campaign and political strategy. The discussion focused on organizational efforts and the tactical positioning of the campaign during the primary election season. No definitive actions or major policy shifts were recorded, as the conversation primarily served as an update on internal campaign affairs.
- 1972 presidential campaign
- Clark MacGregor
- political strategy
- campaign management
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NARA Description
On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-091 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-91
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: 5:10 pm - 5:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Clark MacGregor.
[See Conversation No. 352-8]
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on July 26, 1972
- 027-088 5:00 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 352-004 5:00 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 027-089 5:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
- 027-090 5:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
- 352-005 5:01 PM · 7 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 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
- 352-006 5:01 PM · 8 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 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
- 352-007 5:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:10 pm.
- 352-008 5:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-091, 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/027-091 (accessed September 20, 2026).