Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-030
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bernard J. Lasker
Thursday, September 28, 1972 · 9:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Bernard J. “Bunny” Lasker in New York City. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination for the President to reach the prominent financier and political donor. No substantive policy matters are discussed as the conversation is limited to facilitating this connection.
- Bernard J. Lasker
- Presidential communications
- Logistics
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On September 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 30-30
Date: September 28, 1972
Time: 9:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Bernard J. (“Bunny”) Lasker
-New York CityAlso recorded on September 29, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 030-030, September 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-030 (accessed October 12, 2026).