Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-044

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

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 8:01 PM–8:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-044 on Tape 2 (tape position 01:32:21–01:32:27)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:01 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to contact Senator James L. Buckley. The operator locates Buckley at a Chamber of Commerce dinner held at the Sheraton Park Hotel. Nixon confirms his desire to reach the Senator at that specific venue.

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Hello.
I find that Senator Buckley is at the Sheraton Park Hotel attending a Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Should I get him there?
Yes, you can get him there.
All right, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 pm and 8:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-44

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:01 pm and 8:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     James L. Buckley's location

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-044, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-044 (accessed October 10, 2026).