Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-061

Nixon phone call with Andrews on Presidential staff coordination

Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 1:09 PM–1:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.Conversation023-061 on Tape 23StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 1:09 PMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 1:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-061 ↗

President Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. held a brief telephone call to coordinate an immediate in-person meeting. Nixon requested that Andrews accelerate his arrival at the White House to discuss unspecified ongoing work. The pair agreed to convene promptly to review these matters.

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Yeah.
Mr. Andrews, sir.
Yes, sir.
I've moved along a little faster than this, and I thought I could.
If you could get lowered and come on over, we'll talk about it now.
Yes, sir.
I'll be right there.
Bye.
Thank you.

On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-061 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 23-61

Date: April 25, 1972
Time: 1:09-1:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John K. Andrews, Jr.

     [See also Conversation No. 332-37]

     The President's meeting with Andrews and Winston Lord
  • 023-060 12:50 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 1:09 pm.
  • 332-036 12:50 PM · 27 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 12:50 pm and 1:09 pm.
  • 332-037 1:09 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 332-038 1:10 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 332-039 1:15 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Winston Lord, John K. Andrews, Jr., and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:33 pm.
  • 023-062 1:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 332-040 1:33 PM · 2 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 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 332-041 1:33 PM · 36 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 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.

Conversation 023-061, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-061 (accessed October 12, 2026).