Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-107
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lyndon B. Johnson
Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 10:58 AM–11:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an urgent telephone call to former President Lyndon B. Johnson. The brief interaction serves solely to initiate this communication channel between the two leaders. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this exchange.
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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 10:58 am and 11:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-107
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:58 and 11:04 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 717-4]
Request for a call to Lyndon B. JohnsonAlso recorded on April 26, 1972
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- 715-002 12:03 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:19 pm.
- 715-003 12:19 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Herbert F. DeSimone, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 715-004 12:28 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 715-005 12:33 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Zosimo Monson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 023-080 1:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-107, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-107 (accessed October 10, 2026).