Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-079

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Thomas H. Moorer

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 9:16 AM–9:27 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-079 on Tape 22 (tape position 03:11:38–03:11:47)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:16 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:27 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-079 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193123 ↗

A 9-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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On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-079 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 22-79

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:16 am and 9:27 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 330-7A]

     Request for call to Adm. Thomas H. Moorer

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Please.
Moore.
Admiral Moore.
Thank you, sir.
  • 022-078 8:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:45 am.
  • 330-003 8:45 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:45 am.
  • 330-004 9:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 9:10 am.
  • 330-005 9:10 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:16 am.
  • 330-006 9:10 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:16 am.
  • 330-007 9:16 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 am to 9:55 am.
  • 022-080 9:27 AM · 5 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:27 am to 9:32 am.
  • 330-008 9:55 AM · 16 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 9:55 am and 9:57 am.

Conversation 022-079, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193123). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-079 (accessed November 15, 2026).