Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-131
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz
Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to George P. Shultz, who was then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This interaction served purely as a logistical step to establish communication with Shultz. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-131 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-131
Date: June 23, 1972
Time: 1:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 741-9]
Request for a call to George P. ShultzAlso recorded on June 23, 1972
- 741-006 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm.
- 741-007 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Frederic V. Malek, Daniel T. Kinsley, E. Pendleton James, Stanton D. Anderson, John E. Clarke, Robert V. Davison, Michael T. Harrigan, Frank C. Herringer, William H. Marumoto, John Grinalds, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 741-008 1:01 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:01 pm.
- 741-009 1:02 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:02 pm.
- 025-132 1:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 741-010 1:04 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:04 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 025-133 1:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 025-134 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-131, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-131 (accessed October 12, 2026).