Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-004

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Operator assistance

Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 11:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-004 on Tape 25 (tape position 00:13:50–00:14:16)StartTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:38 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to facilitate an urgent attempt to contact an individual named Sozo. The operator informed the President that Sozo was currently unavailable, but noted that a security guard could reach him via pager to request a return call. The President acknowledged these instructions, confirming the attempt to establish communication.

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Sozo's not at home, but the security guard said he can reach him on page four and have him return the call.
Okay.
Okay, fine.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-4

Date: June 1, 1972
Time: 11:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with White House operator.

     Return call

Also recorded on June 7, 1972

  • 133-001 8:18 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 11:49 pm.
  • 193-003 8:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 11:49 pm.
  • 025-003 11:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 pm and 11:38 pm.
  • 025-005 11:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:46 pm and 11:49 pm.
  • 133-002 11:49 PM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972 and 12:57 am on June 7, 1972.
  • 193-004 11:49 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972 and 12:57 am on June 7, 1972.
  • 133-003 1:10 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:10 am to 1:34 am.
  • 193-005 1:10 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:10 am to 1:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-004, June 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).