Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-163

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Peter J. Brennan

Friday, May 5, 1972 · 8:44 AM–8:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-163 on Tape 23StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 8:44 AMEndFriday, May 5, 1972 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-163 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a telephone call to Peter J. Brennan, a prominent labor leader representing the New York Building and Construction Trades Council. The President’s objective was to initiate direct communication with the union official, likely to discuss labor-related policy or political support. The operator confirmed she had the necessary contact information to connect the President to Brennan.

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Operator, I'd like to talk to Mr. Peter Brennan.
He's with the New York Building and Construction Council.
He's the union man.
Yes, I have the number right here, Mr. President.
Thank you very much.
Bye, sir.
Bye.

NARA Description

On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-163 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-163

Date: May 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:44 and 8:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 720-3]

     Request for a call to Peter J. Brennan

Also recorded on May 5, 1972

  • 720-001 8:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 8:48 am.
  • 720-002 8:50 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 8:51 am.
  • 720-003 8:51 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:51 am and 8:55 am.
  • 023-164 8:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:58 am.
  • 720-004 8:55 AM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 10:09 am.
  • 100-002 11:37 AM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.
  • 100-003 11:37 AM · 2 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.
  • 100-004 11:37 AM · 16 sec — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-163, May 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-163 (accessed October 9, 2026).