Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-017
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Unidentified Participants
Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 2:01 PM–2:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
This recording consists of a brief, largely unintelligible telephone interaction involving unidentified participants. Despite the technical limitations of the archival audio, the exchange concludes with a courtesy remark. Due to the high level of background interference and lack of discernible content, no substantive policy matters or action items could be determined.
- Unidentified Participants
- Technical Limitations
- White House Communications
- Archival Review
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1972, unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-17 Date: June 6, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm Location: White House Telephone ***************************************************************** [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 10/25/2017.] [Unintelligible] [025-017-w001] [Duration: 1m 31s] [This portion of the tape appears to be blank. However, conversations may have taken place.] *****************************************************************
Also recorded on June 6, 1972
- 025-015 1:42 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:42 pm to 1:57 pm.
- 025-016 2:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 728-002 2:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-003 2:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-004 2:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-005 2:04 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 728-006 2:17 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:17 pm.
- 728-007 2:17 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-017, June 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).