Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-020
Nixon phone call with Rizzo on Health and George McGovern
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:06 PM–9:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon contacted Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo to inquire about his health following his recent hospital discharge. The two also touched upon political matters, including the President's upcoming trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and the presidential campaign of George McGovern. Additionally, they briefly mentioned a prior conversation Nixon had held with John Cardinal Krol.
- Frank L. Rizzo
- Health
- George McGovern
- Wilkes-Barre
- John Cardinal Krol
- Presidential Politics
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Position in tape: 00:37:08 – 00:40:48
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NARA Description
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-20
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: 9:06-9:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Frank L. Rizzo.
[See Conversation No. 345-2]
Rizzo’s health
-The President’s wishes
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The President's trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
George S. McGovern
The President's conversation with John Cardinal Krol
Rizzo's healthAlso recorded on June 28, 1972
- 345-001 8:54 PM · 47 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 8:54 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 345-002 9:06 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 026-021 9:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-003 9:10 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-004 9:10 PM · 3 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-005 9:10 PM · 31 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 026-022 9:44 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
- 345-006 9:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-020, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).