President Nixon attempted a telephone call that ultimately failed to connect. As no conversation took place, there were no participants involved in a dialogue, nor were any topics or policy decisions addressed. The recording remains an archival artifact of an unsuccessful communication attempt during the Nixon administration.
On April 19, 1972, a telephone call was attempted at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm, but the call was not completed. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-169 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-169
Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Uncompleted callNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.