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
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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. RockefellerTranscript (AI-generated)
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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 · 21 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 · 31 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-053, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646314422). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-053 (accessed November 2, 2026).