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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation027-085 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 3:28 PMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 4:49 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-085 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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. Rockefeller

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also 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.

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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 November 15, 2026).