Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-088

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 6:32 PM–6:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-088 on Tape 23StartWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 6:32 PMEndWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 6:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-088 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193461 ↗

A 13-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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NARA Description

On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 6:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-88

Date: April 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:32 and 6:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 333-32]

     Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on April 26, 1972

  • 333-032 6:32 PM · 6 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 6:32 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 023-089 6:35 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm.
  • 023-170 6:35 PM · 3 sec — a telephone call was attempted from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm, but the call was not completed.
  • 333-033 6:35 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm.
  • 333-034 6:36 PM · 7 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 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.
  • 333-035 6:36 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.
  • 333-036 6:36 PM · 10 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 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.
  • 333-037 6:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-088, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193461). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-088 (accessed November 2, 2026).