Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-027

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Meany and AFL-CIO

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 10:45 PM–10:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation024-027 on Tape 24 (tape position 00:33:19–00:33:31)StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 10:45 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 10:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate two pending telephone calls. He prioritized speaking with AFL-CIO President George Meany before taking a call from his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. This exchange served as a routine logistical coordination of the President's late-evening communications.

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Hello?
Mr. President, I have George Meany on, and also I have Patricia asking for you.
I'll speak to Mr. Meany first, and then Patricia.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-27

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:45 pm and 10:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 336-69N]

     Calls from George Meany and Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 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.
  • 024-028 10:47 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 10:47 pm to 10:48 pm.
  • 024-029 10:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward R. F. Cox talked on the telephone from 10:49 pm to 10:52 pm.
  • 024-030 10:52 PM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-031 10:52 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-032 10:52 PM · 20 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-033 10:52 PM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-034 10:52 PM · 4 min — Charles W. Colson and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-027, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-027 (accessed October 9, 2026).