Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-037
Nixon phone call with Reagan on Henry Kissinger and Diplomacy
Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:28 AM–11:29 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan coordinated the logistics of Reagan's upcoming travel and his scheduled meeting with Henry Kissinger. The discussion centered on aligning schedules and determining the conditions under which Reagan should proceed with specific diplomatic or committee-related objectives. Nixon emphasized the necessity of Kissinger’s involvement to ensure the meetings and itineraries were properly managed.
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Position in tape: 03:14:51 – 03:16:05
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 11:28 am to 11:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-37
Date: July 1, 1972
Time: 11:28-11:29 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Ronald W. Reagan.
[See Conversation No. 746-16B]
Reagan's forthcoming trip
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Schedule
-The President's schedule
-Meeting with Kissinger
Weather
-Washington, DC
-CaliforniaAlso 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.
- 026-036 11:25 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:28 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-037, 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/026-037 (accessed September 30, 2026).