Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-112

Nixon phone call with Delaney on Vietnam War and Political support

Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 4:38 PM–4:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Delaney, James J.Conversation025-112 on Tape 25 (tape position 04:20:20–04:23:43)StartWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 4:38 PMEndWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 4:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-112 ↗

Representative James J. Delaney called President Nixon to offer congratulations following a recent political victory and to express support for the President’s handling of the Vietnam War. The two men also engaged in casual conversation regarding Delaney’s upcoming travel plans to Florida and potential social interactions involving Bebe Rebozo. The call served primarily as a gesture of political solidarity rather than a substantive policy discussion.

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Hello?
Hello?
Jim, how are you?
I just wanted to call to tell you that just one fellow said he was down here.
He said he was glad to see you come through yesterday.
I hope that the fact that you've been getting support on some of these tough projects.
Now, he said you didn't hurt yourself.
You're welcome.
Yeah.
Yeah, I got it.
You're Liberace.
Good.
Right.
Right.
Fine.
Sometime when you're down there while I, uh, you know, drop in at the back and see my old family boat, then, you know, you're new.
Yeah.
All right.
Good, good, good.
And if the water ain't bad or nothing, I'd go over and swim in the beach tonight, though.
It's pretty good.
Okay.
Okay.
That's right.
That's right.
That's right.
Yeah, you know, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I just,
You don't need a problem if you say it's never good enough.
You've got to remember that you've got the best company that I've ever had.
Yeah.
Where are you going?
Well, that's the new one.
Is that good?
Yeah.
I can't see either.
Wow.
You just take care, and I'll see you down in the UK sometime.
Fine, okay.

On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and James J. Delaney talked on the telephone from 4:38 pm to 4:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-112 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 25-112

Date: June 21, 1972
Time: 4:38-4:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with James J. Delaney.

[See Conversation No. 343-27B]

     President congratulations in election victory

     Vietnam
          -Support for President

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/31/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[025-112-w001]
[Duration: 39s]

     Władziu Valentino Liberace
     An unknown man
         -Statement

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     Delaney's schedule
          -Vacation
                -The Sands Hotel
                -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
                     -Visit
                -Water
                -Restaurants in Florida
                     -Food
                     -Quality
          -Possible visit with the President
  • 025-108 3:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:30 pm.
  • 343-021 3:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:30 pm.
  • 025-110 3:56 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:56 pm to 3:57 pm.
  • 343-025 3:56 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:56 pm to 3:57 pm.
  • 343-026 3:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 025-111 4:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 343-027 4:00 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and James J. Delaney met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 025-113 4:41 PM · 22 min — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 4:41 pm on June 21, 1972 and 9:40 am on June 22, 1972.

Conversation 025-112, 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/025-112 (accessed September 30, 2026).