Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-074

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 10:44 AM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-074 on Tape 22 (tape position 03:05:10–03:05:16)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:44 AMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-074 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an outgoing call to George P. Shultz, who was serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and Shultz. No substantive policy matters are discussed, as the interaction is limited to connecting the telephone line.

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George Schultz, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-074 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-74

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: 10:44 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 701-7]

     Request for call to George P. Shultz

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  • 701-004 10:08 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:09 am.
  • 701-005 10:09 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert S. Ingersoll, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:43 am.
  • 701-006 10:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 701-007 10:43 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 022-075 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 701-008 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 701-009 10:46 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 11:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-074, April 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-074 (accessed October 10, 2026).