Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-001

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

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 3:00 PM–4:06 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-001 on Tape 26 (tape position 00:02:15–00:02:24)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 3:00 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 4:06 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to George P. Shultz. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

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Position in tape: 00:02:15 – 00:02:24

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Could you get George Shultz for me, please?
Yes, Mr. President.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 4:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-1

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:00 and 4:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 741-14A]

     Request for a call George P. Shultz

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  • 025-135 2:22 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:34 pm.
  • 025-136 2:29 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:29 pm.
  • 741-013 2:56 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald H. Rumsfeld, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Herbert Stein, Edward R. Spiegel, Harry Hogan, Fritz Roland, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 026-002 3:00 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 741-014 3:00 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Herbert Stein, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Edward R. Spiegel, Harry Hogan, Fritz Roland, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Robert H. Finch, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:00 pm to 4:22 pm.
  • 026-003 4:07 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 026-004 4:14 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-001, 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/026-001 (accessed September 30, 2026).