Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-038
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:29 AM–11:56 AM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. This brief administrative exchange served solely to initiate the connection between the President and his family member. No policy matters or official government business were transacted during the interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-38
Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:29 and 11:56 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 746-16C]
Request for a call to Julie Nixon EisenhowerAlso 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.
- 026-037 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-038, 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/026-038 (accessed September 30, 2026).