Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-006

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Michael Maye and Pay Board

Monday, June 26, 1972 · 11:00 AM–11:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-006 on Tape 26 (tape position 00:09:08–00:09:34)StartMonday, June 26, 1972 at 11:00 AMEndMonday, June 26, 1972 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication regarding Michael Maye's current location. This coordination was driven by the need to discuss an upcoming Pay Board meeting. The exchange served as an administrative necessity to ensure the President's schedule remained aligned with key staff engagements.

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yes please uh i'd like to place a call to michael may m-a-y-e i you may have the number but i'll give it to you two one two two three three four two three four thank you mr president hello president mr may is coming down to a payboard meeting at one o'clock in washington could i be worried when he arrives yeah he could call see around

Uh, maybe, uh, if you could call about 2.30, I'll be back.

I'll be out until 2.30, between 2.30 and 3.

All right, Mr. President.

Shultz, please.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-6

Date: June 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:00 and 11:45 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 742-9]

     Michael Maye's location
         -Forthcoming Pay Board meeting

     The President's schedule

Also recorded on June 26, 1972

742-009 10:45 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:59 am.
742-010 10:59 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:59 am to 11:06 am.
026-005 11:00 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:45 am.
026-007 11:00 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:45 am.
742-011 11:07 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:30 am.
742-012 11:31 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:31 am.
742-013 11:31 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 12:08 pm.
026-008 11:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 11:45 am to 11:47 am.

All 32 conversations from June 26, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-006, June 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-006 (accessed September 30, 2026).