Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-123
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ann Duggan
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 9:19 PM–9:23 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Ann Duggan. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to secure the connection and locate the intended recipient. No further substantive policy matters or executive actions were addressed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-123 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-123
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 339-12]
Request for a call to Ann Duggan
-LocationAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
- 024-121 9:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:16 pm to 9:19 pm.
- 339-010 9:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 pm to 9:19 pm.
- 024-122 9:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 339-011 9:19 PM · 35 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 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 339-012 9:19 PM · 13 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 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 024-124 9:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm.
- 339-013 9:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm.
- 024-125 9:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-123, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-123 (accessed October 9, 2026).