Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 24 › Conversation 024-157

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Thomas H. Moorer

Friday, May 19, 1972 · 10:51 AM–11:16 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation024-157 onTape 24 (tape position 03:58:55–03:59:03)StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 10:51 AMEndFriday, May 19, 1972 at 11:16 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-157 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The brief administrative exchange touched upon scheduling logistics regarding George Shultz's transition into a new role and the associated timeline for completing relevant tasks. The conversation served primarily as a logistical step to coordinate high-level communication between the President and military leadership.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:10:44i think that what we can say in effect is that well after all schultz is now in and he he can be acting i don't think of that and uh do you agree yes yes because you really will have finished all you have to do with schultz so you've got 10 days now to do that right yes sir okay yeah that'll be no problem then that'll run from about the second you've got a figure i think you're you're looking

NARA Description

On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 11:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-157 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-157

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:51 am and 11:16 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 726-1D]

     Request for a call to Thomas H. Moorer

Also recorded on May 19, 1972

  • 726-001 10:30 AM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 11:42 am.
  • 024-156 10:51 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 11:16 am.
  • 024-158 11:16 AM · 18 sec — Stephen B. Bull, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
  • 024-103 11:17 AM · 7 sec — unknown person(s), White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 11:17 am.
  • 726-012 11:27 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:27 am.
  • 726-002 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:42 am.
  • 726-003 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:45 am.
  • 726-004 11:45 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-157, May 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/024-157 (accessed September 18, 2026).