Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-039

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Sam Huff

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 11:36 AM–11:41 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation029-039 on Tape 29StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 11:36 AMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 11:41 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to contact Sam Huff regarding an unspecified matter. Upon learning that Huff was away from his office, the President instructed the operator to have Huff return the call at his earliest convenience. No further business was conducted during this brief administrative interaction.

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Mr. President, you called in Mr. Sam Huff.
He's been in the office, but he's gone someplace.
I'm not sure just where.
Could I have him return your call?
Anytime.
Right, sir.

NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:41 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-39

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:36 am and 11:41 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 765-12A]

     Sam Huff's location
         -Return call

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 765-010 11:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:23 am.
  • 029-038 11:23 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am.
  • 765-011 11:23 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:23 am.
  • 765-012 11:23 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Sam Huff, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:23 am to 12:05 pm.
  • 029-040 11:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Sam Huff talked on the telephone from 11:41 am to 11:44 am.
  • 029-041 11:44 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 029-042 12:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:05 pm to 12:06 pm.
  • 765-013 12:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-039, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-039 (accessed October 12, 2026).