Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-004
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson A. Rockefeller
Friday, June 23, 1972 · 4:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 47 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to arrange a telephone call with New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Upon learning that Rockefeller was currently traveling to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and that his aide Ann Whitman was also unavailable, the President decided to postpone the request. No further action was taken, and Nixon instructed the operator to cancel the immediate attempt to reach the Governor.
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-4
Date: June 23, 1972
Time: 4:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 741-14D]
Request for a call to Anne Whitman
Nelson A. Rockefeller's location
-Santa Fe, New MexicoAlso 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-004, 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/026-004 (accessed October 23, 2026).