Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-080

Nixon phone call with Trerotola on Political support and Presidential outreach

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 1:38 PM–1:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Trerotola, JosephConversation025-080 on Tape 25 (tape position 03:23:39–03:24:43)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 1:38 PMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 1:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-080 ↗

President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with Joseph Trerotola to express his personal appreciation for Trerotola’s recent support. The President lauded Trerotola’s strength and affirmed his satisfaction with having him as an ally, specifically referencing a commitment made by Trerotola two days prior. The discussion served as a brief gesture of gratitude and political reinforcement.

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So... Hello.
Hi, I just wanted to call you to tell you that I...
I, uh, so much appreciate it.
That's a date that you made two days ago.
And, uh, I'm...
I'm glad to have you on our side here.
You're a strong man, and I...
Well, I appreciate it very much when you're out there
Right, right, okay, bye.

On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph Trerotola talked on the telephone from 1:38 pm to 1:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-080 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 25-80

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: 1:38-1:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Joseph Trerotola.

[See Conversation No. 342-24A]

     Trerotola's statement
          -President's response
          -Media coverage
          -California
  • 025-079 1:30 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 1:30 pm to 1:35 pm.
  • 342-023 1:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:35 pm.
  • 342-024 1:35 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Joseph Trerotola, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 025-081 1:39 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 025-082 1:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 025-083 1:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:49 pm.
  • 025-084 2:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:16 pm.
  • 342-025 2:10 PM · 7 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 2:10 pm and 2:16 pm.

Conversation 025-080, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-080 (accessed September 30, 2026).