Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-055
Nixon phone call with Javits on Middle East policy
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 2:52 PM–2:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Senator Jacob Javits discussed regional Middle East security and the influence of the Soviet Union in the context of ongoing foreign policy and the upcoming 1972 election. They specifically reviewed the implications of George McGovern's campaign, focusing on his potential impact on New York voters and his controversial stance on defense spending and Israeli security. Beyond these geopolitical concerns, the President extended personal congratulations to Javits regarding his son's graduation.
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Jacob K. Javits talked on the telephone from 2:52 pm to 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-55
Date: June 12, 1972
Time: 2:52-2:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Jacob K. Javits.
[See Conversation No. 343-14]
Jacob K. Javits's son's graduation
-Congratulations
The President's appreciation for Jacob K. Javits statement
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 10/27/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[025-055-w001]
[Duration: 2m 5s]
Middle East
-Yitzhak Rabin
-Israel
-US policy
-Arabs
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Jordanian crisis
-The President's visit
-Russia
-Israel
1972 election
-Jacob K. Javits's support for the President
-Domestic issues
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/27/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[025-055-w002]
[Duration: 1m 22s]
Middle East
-Foreign issues
-Vote on Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] Treaty
-George S. McGovern
-Strength in New York
-Appeal to younger voters
-Primary
-Position on Israel
-Possibility of attack on Israel
-Cut on defense
-Fleet in Israel
-Yitzhak Rabin’s knowledge
*****************************************************************Also recorded on June 12, 1972
- 025-053 2:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 025-054 2:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 343-011 2:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 343-012 2:45 PM · 38 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 2:45 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 343-013 2:45 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 2:45 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 343-014 2:52 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Jacob K. Javits met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:52 pm to 2:56 pm.
- 343-015 2:56 PM · 1 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 2:56 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 343-016 2:56 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 2:56 pm and 3:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-055, 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/025-055 (accessed October 9, 2026).