Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-132

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:04 PM–1:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-132 on Tape 25 (tape position 05:49:28–05:49:36)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:04 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-132 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193887 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 23, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-132 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-132

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:04 and 1:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 741-10A]

     Call to George P. Shultz
           -Shultz’s location
                -Export-Import [Ex-Im] Bank
           -Cancellation

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Mr. President, Secretary Schultz is at lunch at the Export-Import Bank.
Let it go.
Cancel the call.
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

  • 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.
  • 025-131 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:02 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.
  • 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.
  • 343-028 1:16 PM · 23 sec — 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-029 1:16 PM · 46 sec — 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-132, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193887). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-132 (accessed November 14, 2026).