Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-052

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 11:33 AM–11:37 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation028-052 on Tape 28StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:33 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:37 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-052 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his family. No policy matters or significant political developments were addressed during this brief request.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-052 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-52

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:33 am and 11:43 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on August 3, 1972

  • 028-050 11:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:33 am.
  • 028-051 11:33 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am.
  • 760-015 11:38 AM · 51 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:38 am and 11:41 am.
  • 028-053 11:43 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:49 am.
  • 353-001 11:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:49 am.
  • 028-054 11:49 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
  • 353-002 11:49 AM · 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
  • 353-003 11:49 AM · 9 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-052, 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/028-052 (accessed October 12, 2026).