Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-047

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Butterfield

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 12:50 PM–3:15 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-047 on Tape 26 (tape position 01:20:18–01:20:24)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-047 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Alexander Butterfield. This brief exchange served solely as an administrative request to reach the Deputy Assistant to the President. No further substantive policy matters or discussions were recorded during this communication.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On June 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-47

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 and 3:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Alexander Butterfield

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  • 346-007 10:44 AM · 31 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 10:44 am and 11:16 am.
  • 346-008 11:16 AM · 2 hr 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:16 am to 1:55 pm.
  • 026-046 11:18 AM · 22 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:50 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-047, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-047 (accessed October 12, 2026).