Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-036

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John A. Volpe

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:25 AM–11:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-036 on Tape 26 (tape position 03:14:34–03:14:51)StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:25 AMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:28 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to verify the current location of Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe, who was visiting the Virgin Islands. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate contact with the Secretary. No significant policy decisions were made during this short communication.

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Position in tape: 03:14:34 – 03:14:51

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I'm sorry, Mr. President.
I find that Secretary Volpe is in the St. Thomas Virgin Islands.
Oh, good.
Don't bother.
All right.
Thank you.
Governor Reagan, sir.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-36

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: 11:25-11:28 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 746-16A]

     John A. Volpe's location
          -Virgin Islands

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

  • 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.
  • 026-035 11:12 AM · 7 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.
  • 746-016 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.
  • 026-037 11:28 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
  • 026-038 11:29 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:56 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-036, 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/026-036 (accessed September 30, 2026).