Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-075

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Congressional relations

Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 7:58 AM–8:31 AM ET · White House Telephone · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-075 on Tape 20 (tape position 02:24:27–02:24:56)StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 7:58 AMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 8:31 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-075 ↗

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.

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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.

NARA 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

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

  • 090-002 7:58 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) [members of Kissinger's staff] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 11:31 am.
  • 668-002 7:58 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:28 am.
  • 668-003 7:58 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:28 am.
  • 668-004 8:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:28 am to 8:31 am.
  • 020-076 8:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and John N. Erleborn talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:32 am.
  • 668-005 8:31 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Erleborn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:32 am.
  • 020-077 8:34 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John T. Myers talked on the telephone from 8:34 am to 8:35 am.
  • 668-006 8:34 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John T. Myers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:34 am to 8:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-075, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-075 (accessed October 12, 2026).