Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 24 › Conversation 024-053

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson A. Rockefeller

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 12:06 PM–12:09 PM ET · White House Telephone ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation024-053 onTape 24 (tape position 01:08:55–01:09:05)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 12:06 PMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 12:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-053 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a phone call between the two officials. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection attempt.

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Mr. President?
Yeah, Governor Rockefeller.
Okay, thank you.
In New York?
Yeah.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-053 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-53

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 338-24]

     Request for a call to Nelson A. Rockefeller

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 024-051 11:56 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 024-052 12:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur W. Radford talked on the telephone from 12:05 pm to 12:06 pm.
  • 338-023 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur W. Radford met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:06 pm.
  • 338-024 12:06 PM · 19 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 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm.
  • 024-054 12:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 338-025 12:09 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
  • 024-055 12:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 338-026 12:13 PM · 10 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 12:13 pm and 12:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-053, 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/024-053 (accessed September 18, 2026).