During the Nixon administration, Ronald W. Reagan served as the 33rd Governor of California, a position he held for two terms. As a prominent Republican governor, he was a key conservative voice and maintained a direct line of communication with President Nixon, as evidenced by their recorded telephone conversations. These discussions included his strong reactions to foreign policy events and offering support to Nixon during the Watergate scandal in April 1973.
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald W. Reagan, John D. Ehrlichman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:38 pm to 5:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-040 of the White House Tapes.
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:50 pm to 4:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-103 of the White House Tapes.
On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 8:24 pm to 8:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-097 of the White House Tapes.
On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-008 of the White House Tapes.
On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:13 am to 11:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 602-004 of the White House Tapes.
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, Stephen B. Bull, John N. Mitchell, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 12:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 620-012 of the White House Tapes.
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 2:16 pm to 2:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-015 of the White House Tapes.
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:16 pm to 2:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 309-015 of the White House Tapes.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Ronald W. Reagan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-013 of the White House Tapes.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-101 of the White House Tapes.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-018 of the White House Tapes.
On February 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Daniel J. Evans, James D. Hodgson, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 4:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 663-004 of the White House Tapes.
On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Ronald W. Reagan, William G. Milliken, and Linwood Holton met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-036 of the White House Tapes.
On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Ronald W. Reagan, Stephen B. Bull, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 746-016 of the White House Tapes.
On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 11:28 am to 11:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-037 of the White House Tapes.
On August 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:04 am to 10:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-006 of the White House Tapes.
On April 30, 1973, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 10:48 pm to 10:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-053 of the White House Tapes.