Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-025
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Kenneth Rush
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 10:23 PM–10:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
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On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-25
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 336-69I]
Request for a call to [David] Kenneth RushTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 024-020 10:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:00 pm and 10:04 pm.
- 024-021 10:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:04 pm to 10:06 pm.
- 024-022 10:23 PM · 9 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
- 024-023 10:23 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
- 024-024 10:23 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
- 024-026 10:42 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and [David] Kenneth Rush talked on the telephone from 10:42 pm to 10:45 pm.
- 024-027 10:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 pm and 10:47 pm.
- 024-028 10:47 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 10:47 pm to 10:48 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-025, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646314366). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-025 (accessed November 2, 2026).