Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-032

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John A. Mulcahy

Friday, April 23, 1971 · 10:34 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-032 on Tape 2 (tape position 01:07:48–01:07:59)StartFriday, April 23, 1971 at 10:34 AMEndFriday, April 23, 1971 at 10:34 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to secure the contact information for John A. Mulcahy. The primary objective of the call was to locate Mulcahy, who was believed to be in Delray Beach, Florida. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate a subsequent communication between the President and Mulcahy.

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John Mulcahy.
I think he's in Delray Beach, Florida.
All right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-32

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: 10:34 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 487-3]

     Call to John A. Mulcahy
           -Location

Also recorded on April 23, 1971

  • 487-001 9:15 AM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 10:10 am.
  • 487-002 10:12 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur S. Flemming, John B. Martin, Elliot L. Richardson, and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 10:34 am.
  • 487-003 10:34 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:35 am.
  • 002-033 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy talked on the telephone from 10:35 am to 10:38 am.
  • 487-004 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 10:38 am.
  • 487-005 10:40 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), William L. Safire, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 11:56 am.
  • 487-006 11:47 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am.
  • 487-007 11:56 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-032, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-032 (accessed October 11, 2026).