Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-072
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Tapes
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 9:15 AM–11:39 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
This telephone conversation involves President Nixon and an unidentified participant. Due to the unintelligible nature of the audio recording, no substantive topics, specific policy discussions, or actionable decisions were captured. Consequently, the record provides no historical insight into the President’s agenda or internal deliberations for this specific interaction.
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NARA Description
On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 11:39 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-072 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-72
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:15 am and 11:39 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with an unknown person.
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on July 26, 1972
- 027-068 8:06 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
- 027-069 8:07 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:15 am.
- 027-070 9:01 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:15 am.
- 027-100 9:01 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 9:01 am.
- 350-033 9:01 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:01 am.
- 350-034 9:02 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, George H. W. Bush, Lawrence M. Higby, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:02 am to 11:05 am.
- 027-071 9:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 9:15 am to 9:16 am.
- 027-073 9:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 11:39 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-072, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-072 (accessed October 12, 2026).