Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-096

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Louie Welch and Houston

Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 9:10 AM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-096 on Tape 25 (tape position 04:07:57–04:08:21)StartWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 9:10 AMEndWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-096 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and the White House operator confer to clarify the current location and official position of Louie Welch. The discussion confirms that Welch is the mayor of Houston but is currently situated in New Orleans. This brief exchange serves to rectify confusion regarding the Mayor's whereabouts to facilitate official communications.

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Hello?
Mr. President, I'm sorry to bother you.
I wanted to double check.
You said Mayor Welch?
Welch, yeah.
In New Orleans?
Yeah, well, let's see.
I want to make sure I have it straightened from you, sir, because I'm checking down.
Louie Welch.
No, he's the mayor of Houston.
I'm sorry.
But he's in New Orleans.
Oh, is that it?
Oh, all right, sir.
That explains it.
Thank you very much.
Mayor of Houston, yeah.
Thanks a lot.
Sorry.
That's all right, sir.

NARA Description

On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-096 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-96

Date: June 21, 1972
Time: 9:10 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 739-2]

     Louie Welch’s location
          -Welch’s position

Also recorded on June 21, 1972

  • 739-001 9:02 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:10 am.
  • 025-095 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:10 am.
  • 739-002 9:10 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:10 am.
  • 025-097 9:23 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Louie Welch talked on the telephone from 9:23 am to 9:25 am.
  • 739-003 9:23 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Louie Welch met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:23 am to 9:25 am.
  • 739-004 9:30 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 10:38 am.
  • 025-098 10:13 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 10:22 am.
  • 025-099 10:22 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:22 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-096, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-096 (accessed September 30, 2026).