Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-053

Nixon phone call with Marzullo on Political outreach and Illinois politics

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:19 PM–5:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Marzullo, VitoConversation027-053 on Tape 27StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:19 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-053 ↗

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On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-053 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 27-53

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: 5:19 pm - 5:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Vito Marzullo.

[See Conversation No. 753-5]

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  • 027-051 5:14 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, James H. Rademacher, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 753-004 5:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:19 pm.
  • 027-052 5:18 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
  • 753-005 5:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 753-006 5:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 027-054 5:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:22 pm.
  • 027-055 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 753-007 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.

Conversation 027-053, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-053 (accessed November 2, 2026).