Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-028
Nixon phone call with Taylor on Presidential security and Inauguration Day
Saturday, January 20, 1973 · 5:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted Robert H. Taylor to inquire about an incident where a youth attempted to rush the presidential vehicle during his second inauguration day. Concerned about security protocols, the President specifically demanded to know if formal charges were filed against the individual or if he had been released. Taylor committed to investigating the status of the detainee and reporting back to the President with the details.
- Presidential security
- Robert H. Taylor
- Inauguration Day
- Security protocols
- Detainment
Audio
NARA Description
On January 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Robert H. Taylor talked on the telephone at 5:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-28
Date: January 20, 1973
Time: 5:07 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 36-28 (cont’d)
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Robert H. Taylor
The President talked with Robert Taylor.
Youth rushing the Presidential car
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Also recorded on January 20, 1973
- 036-021 9:32 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:32 am to 9:59 am.
- 036-022 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
- 036-023 10:01 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:29 am.
- 036-025 10:01 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:29 am.
- 036-024 10:29 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:29 am.
- 036-026 10:49 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 4:35 pm.
- 036-015 12:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 036-027 4:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-028, January 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194501). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-028 (accessed November 2, 2026).