Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-029

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telecommunications

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 11:03 AM–2:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation028-029 on Tape 28StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 11:03 AMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 2:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with a White House operator during the midday hours to address routine telecommunications needs. Due to the lack of a transcript and the unintelligible nature of the audio, the specific substance of the exchange remains unrecorded. Consequently, no significant policy decisions or administrative actions can be attributed to this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-29

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:03 am pm and 2:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with an unknown person [White House operator?].

     [Unintelligible]

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  • 758-009 10:31 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-010 10:31 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-011 10:33 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:50 am.
  • 028-028 10:34 AM · 14 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:03 am.
  • 028-058 11:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 758-012 11:51 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel D. Winer, Andre LeTendre, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-029, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).