Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-042
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George D. Aiken
Wednesday, August 2, 1972 · 12:54 PM–12:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senator George D. Aiken. This administrative interaction reflects the President's efforts to facilitate direct communication with key legislative figures during his administration. The conversation concluded with the operator confirming the request to connect the President to the Senator.
- George D. Aiken
- Communication
- Legislative relations
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 12:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 28-42
Date: August 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:54 pm and 12:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 759-11D]
Request for a call to George D. AikenAlso recorded on August 2, 1972
- 759-010 12:33 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Harvey J. McFarland met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 759-011 12:38 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, George D. Aiken, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 1:17 pm.
- 028-043 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, George D. Aiken, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 028-044 1:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 352-017 1:19 PM · 8 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 352-018 1:19 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 352-019 1:19 PM · 24 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 352-020 1:19 PM · 7 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 028-042, August 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-042 (accessed October 12, 2026).