Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-085
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson A. Rockefeller
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 3:28 PM–4:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an outgoing call to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The conversation was limited to this administrative request to establish a line of communication with the Governor. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:28 pm and 4:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-085 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-85
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:28 pm and 4:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Nelson A. RockefellerAlso recorded on July 26, 1972
- 350-046 3:10 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 4:49 pm.
- 027-083 3:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:26 pm.
- 027-084 3:28 PM · 33 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:28 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 352-001 4:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:49 pm.
- 027-086 4:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 352-002 4:49 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:49 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 027-087 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 4:59 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 352-003 4:59 PM · 4 sec — 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 4:59 pm and 5:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-085, 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/027-085 (accessed October 1, 2026).