Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 29 › Conversation 029-021

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Friday, August 4, 1972 · 2:28 PM–2:30 PM ET · White House Telephone ·28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation029-021 onTape 29StartFriday, August 4, 1972 at 2:28 PMEndFriday, August 4, 1972 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Thomas G. Dunn. This brief administrative exchange was initiated to resolve difficulties in reaching Dunn via telephone. The interaction served as a logistical attempt to establish communication with the intended party.

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NARA Description

On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-21

Date: August 4,1972
Time: Unknown between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 362-4]

     Difficulties in reaching Thomas G. Dunn

Also recorded on August 4, 1972

  • 029-020 2:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 362-003 2:28 PM · 12 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 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 362-004 2:28 PM · 22 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 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 029-022 2:30 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 362-005 2:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 029-023 2:32 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 362-006 2:32 PM · 17 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 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 362-007 2:32 PM · 15 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 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-021, August 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-021 (accessed September 18, 2026).