Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Prescott S. Bush

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 11:17 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation030-001 on Tape 30StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:17 AMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:17 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to Prescott S. Bush. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to place a direct call to the former senator. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this initial operator-assisted outreach.

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Yes.
Hello.
You're Mr. Bush?
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:17 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-1

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: 11:17 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 783-4A]

       Request for a call to Prescott S. Bush

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

  • 783-005 11:18 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:18 am.
  • 783-006 11:18 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:18 am.
  • 783-007 11:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Marion Scully, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:25 am.
  • 030-002 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Prescott S. Bush talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:26 am.
  • 783-008 11:25 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:25 am.
  • 783-009 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Prescott S. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 11:26 am.
  • 783-010 11:40 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 11:45 am.
  • 783-011 11:45 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-001, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).