Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-063

Nixon, Rogers & Kissinger on Executive-Legislative relations

Wednesday, June 14, 1972 · 10:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Rogers, William P.; Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation025-063 on Tape 25 (tape position 02:34:42–02:34:50)StartWednesday, June 14, 1972 at 10:45 AMEndWednesday, June 14, 1972 at 10:45 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-063 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a conference call with Secretary of State William P. Rogers and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to coordinate diplomatic or legislative strategy. Following this consultation, the President directed the White House operator to place a follow-up call to Senator John L. McClellan. This interaction suggests a high-level effort to align key administration officials and congressional leadership on sensitive policy matters.

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Yeah.
All right.
Could you get Senator McClellan for me, please?
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, William P. Rogers, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at 10:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-063 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-63

Date: June 14, 1972
Time: 10:45 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 733-3A]

The President conferred with William P. Rogers and Henry A. Kissinger.

     [End of conference]

     Call to John L. McClellan

Also recorded on June 14, 1972

  • 733-002 9:00 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 am to 10:04 am.
  • 733-003 10:04 AM — William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John L. McClellan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:04 am to 11:07 am.
  • 025-064 10:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John L. McClellan, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:53 am.
  • 733-004 11:07 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:15 am.
  • 733-005 11:07 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:15 am.
  • 733-006 11:15 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:55 am.
  • 733-007 11:55 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:16 pm.
  • 733-008 12:30 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 1:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-063, June 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-063 (accessed September 30, 2026).