Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-019

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Edward J. Gurney

Friday, March 24, 1972 · 2:06 PM–2:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-019 on Tape 22 (tape position 00:53:37–00:53:45)StartFriday, March 24, 1972 at 2:06 PMEndFriday, March 24, 1972 at 2:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-019 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193005 ↗

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On March 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:06 pm and 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 22-19

Date: March 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:06 pm and 2:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 326-21]

     Request for call to Edward J. Gurney

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Senator Gurney of Florida, please.
  • 022-016 1:28 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 1:28 pm to 1:29 pm.
  • 022-017 1:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 022-018 2:05 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:05 pm to 2:06 pm.
  • 326-020 2:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:05 pm to 2:06 pm.
  • 326-021 2:06 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:06 pm and 2:22 pm.
  • 022-020 2:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Gurney talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:23 pm.
  • 326-022 2:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Gurney met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:22 pm to 2:23 pm.
  • 328-001 2:23 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:59 pm.

Conversation 022-019, March 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193005). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-019 (accessed November 15, 2026).