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Conversation 026-043

TapeTape 26StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 1:00 PMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 1:02 PMTape start time03:18:10Tape end time03:18:26ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate communication with high-level intelligence officials during a brief telephone exchange. After failing to reach CIA Director Richard M. Helms, the President directed the operator to place a call to Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters instead. This interaction reflects the President's urgent effort to establish contact with intelligence leadership to address ongoing administrative or security matters.

Richard M. HelmsVernon A. WaltersWhite House communicationsIntelligence communityPresidential operations
AudioNARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-043 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-43

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: 1:00-1:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

                                        (rev. Jan-02)

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 746-17D]

     Unable to reach Richard M. Helms

     Request for a call to Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
Transcript

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.

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