Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-042
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard M. Helms
Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 12:16 PM–1:02 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief administrative call via the White House operator to coordinate communication with CIA Director Richard M. Helms. The discussion focused on facilitating a conversation with Helms and referencing ongoing coordination with Henry Kissinger regarding matters to be presented to the President. These arrangements were made in anticipation of Nixon's upcoming travel to San Clemente.
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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 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-42
Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:16 and 1:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 746-17C]
Request for a call to Richard M. HelmsAlso recorded on July 1, 1972
- 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.
- 026-039 11:56 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
- 026-040 12:16 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 026-041 12:16 PM · 57 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 746-017 12:16 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), White House operator, Clark MacGregor, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 026-043 1:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 026-044 1:02 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters talked on the telephone from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 746-018 1:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-042, 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/026-042 (accessed October 21, 2026).