Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-045

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Caspar Weinberger

Friday, June 30, 1972 · 12:55 PM–3:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-045 on Tape 26 (tape position 02:16:16–02:16:26)StartFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:55 PMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 3:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-045 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Caspar W. Weinberger, who was then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical administrative step to initiate an official consultation. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this interaction.

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Position in tape: 02:16:16 – 02:16:26

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Could you get me Casper Weinberger, please?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Weinberger, sir?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 3:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-045 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-45

Date: June 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:55 and 3:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 744-23]

     Request for a call to Caspar W. Weinberger

Also recorded on June 30, 1972

  • 026-029 12:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
  • 744-020 12:17 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 347-001 12:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 347-002 12:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 347-003 12:50 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 026-030 12:52 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:52 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 347-004 12:52 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, George P. Shultz, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:52 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 026-031 12:55 PM · 46 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-045, June 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-045 (accessed October 12, 2026).