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Conversation 020-075

TapeTape 20StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 7:58 AMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 8:31 AMTape start time02:24:27Tape end time02:24:56ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place outgoing calls to three Republican congressmen: John N. Erlenborn of Illinois, John T. Myers of Indiana, and John M. Zwach of Minnesota. The President provided the names and respective states for each representative, noting that the order in which the calls were placed was irrelevant. This administrative request initiated a sequence of executive outreach to members of the House of Representatives.

Congressional relationsWhite House operationsJohn N. ErlenbornJohn T. MyersJohn M. ZwachPresidential communication
AudioNARA Description

On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:31 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-075 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-75

Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:58 am and 8:31 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 668-3]

     Request for calls to John N. Erlenborn of Illinois, John T. Myers of Indiana, and John M.
         Zwach of Minnesota
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I'd like to get calls to three congressmen.
The order is irrelevant.
Erlenborn of, that's Illinois, John Erlenborn.
Yes, sir.
Myers, John Myers, again, of, this is Indiana.
And Zwach, S-W-A-C-H, of Minnesota.
Yes, sir.
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