Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-170

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on presidential activity

Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 6:35 PM–6:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNot recordedConversation023-170 on Tape 23StartWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 6:35 PMEndWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 6:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-170 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation No. 23-170

Date: April 26, 1972
Time: 6:35 pm – 6:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Uncompleted call.

Also recorded on April 26, 1972

  • 023-088 6:32 PM · 13 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 023-170, 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/023-170 (accessed October 9, 2026).