Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 752 › Conversation 752-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ray Gallagher

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 10:57 AM–11:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation752-015 on Tape 752StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 10:57 AMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 11:00 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 752-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Ray Gallagher. He identified Gallagher as the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and requested the operator locate his contact information. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to facilitate direct communication with the organization's leadership.

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Do get me Mr. Ray Gallagher, please.
He's the partner commander of the BMW.
I think you have his number there.
Ray Gallagher, yeah.
Partner commander of the Veterans Affairs.

NARA Description

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 752-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 752-15

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:57 am and 11:00 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 27-49]

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  • 198-007 10:18 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:31 am.
  • 752-007 10:36 AM · 21 min — Stephen B. Bull, Frank C. Coleman, Herbert Stein, Russell E. Train, Arthur F. Sampson, Darrell M. Trent, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John D. Ehrlichman, White House photographer, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 10:57 am.
  • 027-049 10:57 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:00 am.
  • 752-008 10:57 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Raymond A. Gallagher met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:12 am.
  • 027-050 11:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond A. Gallagher talked on the telephone from 11:00 am to 11:03 am.
  • 752-009 11:14 AM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 1:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 752-015, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/752-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).