Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-042

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Cardinal John Krol

Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 2:39 PM–3:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-042 on Tape 25 (tape position 02:08:09–02:08:22)StartSunday, June 11, 1972 at 2:39 PMEndSunday, June 11, 1972 at 3:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Cardinal John Krol. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to verify the Cardinal's current location to ensure the connection could be completed. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-42

Date: June 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 341-34]

     Call to Cardinal John Krol
           -Krol's location

Also recorded on June 11, 1972

  • 025-040 2:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:38 pm to 2:39 pm.
  • 341-031 2:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:38 pm to 2:39 pm.
  • 025-041 2:39 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 341-032 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 341-033 2:39 PM · 18 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 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 341-034 2:39 PM · 1 min — 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 2:39 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 025-043 3:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John Cardinal Krol talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:22 pm.
  • 341-035 3:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John Cardinal Krol met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-042, June 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-042 (accessed September 30, 2026).