Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-056
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 12:11 PM–12:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
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On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 28-56
Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:11 pm and 12:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 353-6]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on August 3, 1972
- 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.
- 028-055 12:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:10 pm to 12:11 pm.
- 353-005 12:10 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:10 pm to 12:11 pm.
- 353-006 12:11 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
- 028-057 12:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:20 pm.
- 353-007 12:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 029-069 12:20 PM · 11 sec — the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 1:10 pm, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 353-008 12:20 PM · 13 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 12:20 pm and 12:37 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 028-056, 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/028-056 (accessed November 15, 2026).