Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-069
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Tapes
Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 12:20 PM–1:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
This recording consists of blank audio or unintelligible machine noise, leaving the substance of the encounter effectively lost to historical record. While the taping system was activated, no discernible conversation between participants was captured. Consequently, there are no developments, decisions, or action items associated with this specific entry.
- White House Tapes
- Electronic Surveillance
- Archival Gaps
- Technical Difficulties
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 3, 1972, the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 1:10 pm, but the conversation appears to be blank. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-69
Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: White House
Machine noise renders portion of the tape unintelligible but conversations may have taken place.
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on August 3, 1972
- 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.
- 028-056 12:11 PM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 353-009 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 029-069, 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/029-069 (accessed October 1, 2026).