Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-133

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Dwight L. Chapin

Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 9:19 PM–11:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-133 on Tape 20 (tape position 04:29:52–04:30:13)StartTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 9:19 PMEndTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-133 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192947 ↗

A 21-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 11:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-133 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-133

Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown after 9:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Call from Dwight L. Chapin

Chapin talked with the President at an unknown time after 9:19 pm.

     Chapin call to John V. (“Jack”) Brennan
          -Mistaken connection

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Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Yes.
Oh, that's okay.
All right, you can get him back in.

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  • 020-127 8:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:57 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 020-128 8:57 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:57 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 020-129 9:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 9:05 pm to 9:08 pm.
  • 020-130 9:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 pm and 9:13 pm.
  • 020-131 9:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:17 pm.
  • 020-132 9:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:17 pm to 9:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-133, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192947). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-133 (accessed November 2, 2026).