Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-100
Nixon phone call with Rooney on 1972 primary election and Pete McCloskey
Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 10:44 AM–10:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Representative John J. Rooney discussed the early returns of Rooney's 1972 primary election. The conversation focused on Rooney's margin of victory and the tactical interference caused by Republican Representative Pete McCloskey's presence at polling sites. No specific administrative action items were recorded, but the exchange highlighted the President's interest in the political impact of McCloskey's activities on Democratic electoral efforts.
- 1972 primary election
- John J. Rooney
- Pete McCloskey
- electoral strategy
- Democratic party
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NARA Description
On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John J. Rooney talked on the telephone from 10:44 am to 10:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-100
Date: June 21, 1972
Time: 10:44-10:45 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John J. Rooney.
[See Conversation No. 739-6A]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/31/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[025-100-w001]
[Duration: 1m 9s]
1972 election primary
-John J. Rooney re-election
-Early return results
-Margin of victory
-Assistance from President’s administration
-Paul N. (“Pete”) McCloskey, Jr.
-Visit to polling places
-Democratic distraction
-Report to Gerald R. Ford
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-100, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193823). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-100 (accessed November 2, 2026).