Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-097
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephony
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 7:28 PM–9:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief telephone communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. Due to the unintelligible nature of the recording, the specific subject matter and destination of the call remain unconfirmed. No significant policy developments or actionable outcomes are evident from the available audio.
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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 7:28 pm and 9:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-097 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-97
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:28 and 9:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on July 26, 1972
- 352-012 5:35 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 5:55 pm.
- 027-093 5:42 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:42 pm to 5:48 pm.
- 027-094 6:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:58 pm to 7:28 pm.
- 027-095 7:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 9:11 pm.
- 027-096 7:28 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 9:11 pm.
- 352-013 7:38 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:38 pm.
- 352-014 7:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:42 pm.
- 352-015 7:42 PM · 20 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 7:42 pm and 9:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-097, 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/027-097 (accessed October 1, 2026).