Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-002
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz
Friday, June 23, 1972 · 3:00 PM–4:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate a series of communications, specifically requesting a call with George P. Shultz. The operator updates the President on the status of a previous request involving Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who is currently attempting to contact his secretary, Ann Whitman, from New Mexico. The exchange serves as a logistical coordination effort to establish these specific administrative and political connections.
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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 3:00 pm and 4:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-2
Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:00 and 4:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 741-14B]
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Request for Anne Whitman
Call to George P. ShultzAlso recorded on June 23, 1972
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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.
- 026-001 3:00 PM · 14 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-002, 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/026-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).