Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Tapes

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 2:42 PM–9:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNot recordedConversation027-013 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 2:42 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 9:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-013 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a segment of the White House telephone system, though no audible content was preserved. Despite the existence of a file, the tape remains blank and provides no record of participants or substantive discussion. Consequently, no policy decisions or developments can be attributed to this specific timeframe.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

NARA Description

On July 19, 1972, the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 2:42 pm and 9:00 pm, but the conversation appears to be blank. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-13

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:42 pm and 9:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

This portion appears to be blank although telephone conversations may have taken place.

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  • 027-012 2:41 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Jesse M. Calhoon talked on the telephone from 2:41 pm to 2:42 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-013, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).