Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-167

Nixon phone call with Acker on White House administration and Edward Teller

Saturday, May 20, 1972 · 8:35 AM–8:36 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation024-167 on Tape 24 (tape position 04:20:36–04:21:16)StartSaturday, May 20, 1972 at 8:35 AMEndSaturday, May 20, 1972 at 8:36 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-167 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructs Marjorie P. Acker to organize and formalize a memorandum regarding key administration figures and advisors, including Barry Goldwater, Thomas Moorer, Kenneth Rush, Spiro Agnew, and Edward Teller. The President emphasizes highlighting the importance of these individuals' roles and their alignment with administration goals. Additionally, Nixon requests that efforts be made to bring physicist Edward Teller back for further consultation.

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Mark, hello.

I set a memorandum, Mark, at one point where I'm talking about the take about the people that we've talked about.

Tell them, just put it in paragraphs, the effect of particularly important things, the other four, and the Russian on the talk, the egg, getting in the boat all the way.

And also, it would be very helpful if we could get Teller to come back and get him a book.

Teller's a great book.

Okay.

Okay, Mark.

Thanks a lot.

Okay, have a good day.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 8:35 am to 8:36 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-167 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-167

Date: May 20, 1972
Time: 8:35 am - 8:36 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.

     The President's memorandum to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
          -Instructions
                -Barry M. Goldwater
                -Buckley [William or James?]
                -Thomas H. Moorer
                -[David] Kenneth Rush
                -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
                -Edward Teller

Also recorded on May 20, 1972

024-164 12:00 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 8:27 am.
024-165 8:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:27 am to 8:33 am.
024-166 8:33 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 8:35 am.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-167, May 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-167 (accessed October 9, 2026).