Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-052

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Patrick J. Buchanan

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 3:59 PM–11:07 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation026-052 on Tape 26 (tape position 01:24:03–01:24:09)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:59 PMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 11:07 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-052 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a request through the White House operator to be connected with aide Patrick J. Buchanan. The brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his staff member. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-052 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-52

Date: June 28-30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:59 pm, June 28, and 11:07 am, June 30, 1972
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Patrick J. Buchanan

Also recorded on June 28, 1972

  • 346-020 3:35 PM · 1 min — 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 346-021 3:35 PM · 28 sec — 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 026-050 3:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:54 pm to 3:59 pm.
  • 346-027 3:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:54 pm to 3:59 pm.
  • 026-051 3:59 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972.
  • 026-053 3:59 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972.
  • 026-054 3:59 PM · 37 min — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972.
  • 346-028 3:59 PM · 19 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 3:59 pm and 4:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-052, 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/026-052 (accessed October 12, 2026).