Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-029
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House telephone system
Friday, August 4, 1972 · 2:58 PM–4:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 44 sec
AI Summary
An unknown caller contacted the White House operator to troubleshoot a technical issue regarding audio quality on a specific line designated as "398." The caller requested that the operator verify whether a previously reported hum or noise was still present on the line. The conversation concluded without a resolution as the operator prepared to connect the caller to a technician to assess the signal.
- White House telephone system
- technical support
- audio quality
- telephone operators
- telecommunications
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:58 pm on August 4, 1972 and 4:42 pm on August 6, 1972. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-29
Date: Unknown between August 4, 1972 and August 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:58 pm, August 4, 1972 and 4:42 pm, August 6, 1972
Location: White House Telephone
An unknown man talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to “398”
The unknown man conferred with an unknown person at an unknown time between 2:58 pm,
August 4, 1972 and 4:42 pm, August 6, 1972.
Quality of telephone conversationAlso recorded on August 4, 1972
- 029-024 2:34 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 2:34 pm to 2:35 pm.
- 029-025 2:35 PM · 13 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 029-026 2:35 PM · 28 sec — Charles W. Colson and Holly Holm talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 029-027 2:35 PM · 22 sec — Patrick J. Buchanan and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 029-028 2:35 PM · 1 min — Patrick J. Buchanan and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 362-009 2:35 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 2:58 pm.
- 029-030 2:58 PM · 26 sec — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:58 pm on August 4, 1972 and 4:42 pm on August 6, 1972.
- 029-031 2:58 PM · 4 min — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:58 pm on August 4, 1972 and 4:42 pm on August 6, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 029-029, 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/029-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).