Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-127
Nixon phone call with Arbuthnot on Condolences and Vietnam War
Saturday, April 15, 1972 · 12:25 PM–12:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with Raymond J. Arbuthnot to extend condolences following the death of Arbuthnot’s wife, Zelda. Beyond personal matters and family greetings, the two discussed the President's upcoming trip to Canada and the ongoing war in Vietnam. Arbuthnot expressed his support for the President’s recent military actions against North Vietnam.
- Condolences
- Vietnam War
- Presidential travel
- White House personal relations
Audio
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NARA Description
On April 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond J. Arbuthnot talked on the telephone from 12:25 pm to 12:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-127
Date: April 15, 1972
Time: 12:25 pm - 12:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Raymond J. Arbuthnot.
[See Conversation No. 329-39]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/11/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[022-127-w001]
[Duration: 1m 40s]
Death of Zelda Arbuthnot
-Condolences
The President's Canadian trip
Raymond J. Arbuthnot’s ranch
Vietnam
-Support of the President
-Attacks on the North
The President’s family
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Meeting with the President
-Age
Raymond J. Arbuthnot
-Trip east
-Entertainment
-Raymond J. Arbuthnot’s daughters
-President’s greetings
******************************************************************************Also recorded on April 15, 1972
- 022-125 11:55 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:20 pm.
- 329-033 11:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:20 pm.
- 022-126 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 329-037 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 329-038 12:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 329-039 12:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond J. Arbuthnot met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:25 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 329-040 12:27 PM · 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 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 329-041 12:27 PM · 4 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 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-127, April 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-127 (accessed October 1, 2026).