Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 2 › Conversation 002-042

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James L. Buckley

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 7:55 PM ET · White House Telephone ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation002-042 onTape 2 (tape position 01:26:16–01:26:22)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 7:55 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 7:55 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a phone call to connect with Senator James L. Buckley. The brief interaction serves primarily as a logistical request for the White House operator to facilitate communication with the Senator. No further discussion is captured on the recording.

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Senator Buckley, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-42

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 7:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to James L. Buckley

Also recorded on April 26, 1971

  • 489-022 6:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:36 pm.
  • 489-023 6:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:37 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 489-024 6:45 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 002-038 6:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:53 pm and 7:38 pm.
  • 002-039 7:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm.
  • 002-040 7:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:49 pm.
  • 002-041 7:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm.
  • 002-043 7:55 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 8:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-042, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-042 (accessed September 18, 2026).