Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-156
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Major John V. Brennan
Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 3:27 PM–3:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Major John V. (“Jack”) Brennan. This brief administrative exchange served solely to initiate communication with the Major. No further substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were captured during this brief operational request.
- Major John V. Brennan
- Presidential communications
- White House operations
- Administrative request
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-156 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-156
Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:27 pm and 3:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Major John V. (“Jack”) BrennanAlso recorded on April 16, 1972
- 022-152 2:25 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:25 pm to 2:29 pm.
- 022-153 2:35 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 2:35 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 022-154 2:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 022-155 3:19 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:19 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 022-157 3:29 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 022-158 3:33 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
- 022-159 3:35 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 022-160 3:57 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 4:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-156, April 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-156 (accessed October 12, 2026).