Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-115
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Clark MacGregor
Monday, February 28, 1972 · 2:42 PM–2:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a call through the White House operator to contact Clark MacGregor. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with MacGregor regarding ongoing administration matters. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On February 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-115
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 322-2]
Request for a call to Clark MacGregorAlso recorded on February 28, 1972
Cite this conversation
Conversation 020-115, February 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-115 (accessed October 2, 2026).