Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-004

Nixon phone call with Andreas on Hubert H. Humphrey

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 2:30 PM–2:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Andreas, Dwayne O.Conversation029-004 on Tape 29StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 2:30 PMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 2:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with businessman Dwayne O. Andreas regarding the inclusion of Hubert H. Humphrey in upcoming bipartisan foreign policy meetings. Nixon expressed his intent to formally invite Humphrey to these sessions, acknowledging the importance of recognizing Humphrey's status as a former vice president and presidential candidate. This outreach was intended to foster a more inclusive, bipartisan approach to sensitive foreign policy matters, specifically regarding the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT).

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Yeah.
Well, Wayne, how are you?
Fine, fine.
I hope to get to a dolphin.
It must be nice in Minnesota right now.
But I'd like you to know that I have had a very good one.
that he was a former candidate.
Now, I am going to, in the future, whenever we have bipartisan or foreign policy, I want him, I'm going to invite him.
I want him to know that he's going to be elected.
He not only is a former candidate for president, he was a former vice president for president.
And I can give him that.
So I'm going to do it today.
That's my plan.
But I don't have to do that myself.
But I think the idea is
I know exactly how you must feel.
Yeah, I know.
It's a lot different.
Well, right.
Well, you'll be calling us.
That's what I probably won't

NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Dwayne O. Andreas talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-4

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: 2:30 pm - 2:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Dwayne O. Andreas.

[See Conversation No. 353-18A]

     Greetings

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 59s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     Foreign policy
          -Barry M. Goldwater
          -Bipartisan meetings
                -Hubert H. Humphrey
                      -Invitation from the President
                          -Andreas's message to Humphrey
          -Humphrey
                -Henry A. Kissinger
                -The President’s experience as a former vice president
                -Strategic Arms Limitations Talks [SALT]
                      -Advocacy
                -Bipartisan meetings
                      -Timing
                      -Other events

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 8s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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Also recorded on August 3, 1972

  • 029-002 2:24 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 2:24 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 353-013 2:24 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:24 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 029-003 2:27 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 353-014 2:27 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 353-015 2:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 353-016 2:27 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 2:27 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 353-017 2:27 PM · 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 2:27 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 353-018 2:30 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dwayne O. Andreas, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 4:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-004, 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/029-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).