Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-134

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson A. Rockefeller

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:16 PM–1:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-134 on Tape 25 (tape position 05:49:46–05:49:54)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:16 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-134 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with the Governor for further discussion. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this specific 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 an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-134 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-134

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 1:16 and 1:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 343-35]

     Request for a call to Nelson A. Rockefeller

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

  • 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.
  • 343-028 1:16 PM · 20 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 · 43 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.
  • 343-030 1:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-031 1:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-032 1:16 PM · 3 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-033 1:16 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-034 1:16 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman 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 025-134, 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/025-134 (accessed September 30, 2026).