Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-035

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald Reagan

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:12 AM–11:25 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-035 on Tape 26 (tape position 03:14:27–03:14:34)StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:12 AMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with a White House operator to initiate a telephone call to California Governor Ronald Reagan. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate the connection between the President and the Governor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this connection process.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:14:27Wel, rydw i'n dweud wrthych chi, nid ydw i'n gallu cyflawni... Mae'n ym Mhannau, yng Nghymru, ac nid ydym yn cael cyfathrebu.
3:14:28Mae ein cyfathrebu'n ddrwg iawn.
3:14:30Wel, rydw i'n mynd i ddarganfod, un, beth yw'r reacsiwn Algeraidd.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-35

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:12 and 11:25 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 746-14]

     Request for a call to Ronald W. Reagan

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

  • 746-010 11:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
  • 746-011 11:07 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
  • 026-034 11:12 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
  • 746-012 11:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bruce J. Kehrli, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-013 11:12 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-014 11:12 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-015 11:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-016 11:19 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Ronald W. Reagan, Stephen B. Bull, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 12:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-035, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-035 (accessed October 20, 2026).