Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-048

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James L. Buckley

Monday, June 12, 1972 · 1:33 PM–2:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-048 on Tape 25 (tape position 02:17:15–02:17:32)StartMonday, June 12, 1972 at 1:33 PMEndMonday, June 12, 1972 at 2:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-048 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a communication regarding the whereabouts of Senator James L. Buckley. The brief exchange focused on coordinating a connection between the President's office and Patricia A. Gleason to track the Senator's location. This call served as a logistical step to manage scheduling and outreach for the administration.

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NARA Description

On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-048 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-48

Date: June 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:33 and 2:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 343-5]

     Location of James L. Buckley
          -Conversation with Patricia A. Gleason

Also recorded on June 12, 1972

  • 025-047 1:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-001 1:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-002 1:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-003 1:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-004 1:33 PM · 21 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 343-005 1:33 PM · 28 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 025-049 2:32 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason talked on the telephone at 2:32 pm.
  • 025-050 2:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-048, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-048 (accessed September 30, 2026).