Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-032

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz

Friday, July 21, 1972 · 1:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation027-032 on Tape 27StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 1:41 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 1:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call to the White House operator to connect with Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. He explicitly instructed the operator not to interrupt Shultz if he was currently at lunch or otherwise occupied. This brief exchange reflects the President’s management of his schedule and his consideration for the Secretary's availability.

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Operator, did you try Secretary Schultz?
Don't, if he's at lunch or something, don't interrupt him.
All right, fine, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-32

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: 1:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to George P. Shultz

Also recorded on July 21, 1972

  • 027-031 12:07 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 749-006 1:02 PM · 9 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 027-033 1:45 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 027-034 1:47 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 1:47 pm to 1:53 pm.
  • 750-001 2:04 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, John N. Mitchell, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 3:11 pm.
  • 750-002 3:11 PM · 1 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:12 pm.
  • 750-003 3:11 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 750-016 3:12 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-032, July 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-032 (accessed October 2, 2026).