President Nixon attempted a telephone call to an unnamed recipient during a period of high-level administrative activity. The connection failed, resulting in no substantive dialogue or exchange of information. Consequently, no policy developments or specific action items were established during this brief recording.
On April 26, 1972, a telephone call was attempted from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm, but the call was not completed. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-170 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-170 Date: April 26, 1972 Time: 6:35 pm – 6:36 pm Location: White House Telephone Uncompleted call.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.