Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-048

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John O. Marsh Jr.

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 8:10 AM–8:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation028-048 on Tape 28StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 8:10 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 8:28 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-048 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received an update from the White House operator regarding the travel status of John O. Marsh, Jr. The operator confirmed that Marsh was en route and expected to reach his office within twenty to thirty minutes. This brief exchange served to facilitate a return call between the President and Marsh.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hello?
Mr. President, Mr. Marsh is en route to the office.
Expect it there in 20 minutes to a half hour.
Return.
All right, fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-048 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-48

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:10 am and 8:28 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 760-5]

     John O. Marsh, Jr.’s location
          -Return call

Also recorded on August 3, 1972

  • 760-001 8:08 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:10 am.
  • 028-047 8:10 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:10 am.
  • 760-002 8:10 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:10 am.
  • 760-003 8:10 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am.
  • 760-004 8:10 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am.
  • 760-005 8:10 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am.
  • 760-006 8:28 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and John O. Marsh, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:28 am to 8:57 am.
  • 028-049 8:48 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John O. Marsh, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:48 am to 8:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-048, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-048 (accessed October 12, 2026).