Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 753 › Conversation 753-005

Nixon & Marzullo on 1972 presidential election and Illinois politics

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:19 PM–5:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Marzullo, VitoConversation753-005 on Tape 753StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:19 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 753-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with Illinois Democratic political operative Vito Marzullo to discuss matters related to the 1972 presidential campaign. The discussion primarily focused on political strategy and organizational efforts within Illinois. No specific policy decisions were finalized during this short encounter, and the conversation concluded shortly after it began.

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NARA Description

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 753-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 753-5

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: 5:19 pm - 5:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Vito Marzullo.

[See Conversation No. 27-53; one item has been withdrawn]

Also recorded on July 25, 1972

  • 027-051 5:14 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, James H. Rademacher, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 753-004 5:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:19 pm.
  • 027-052 5:18 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
  • 027-053 5:19 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 753-006 5:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 027-054 5:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:22 pm.
  • 027-055 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 753-007 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 753-005, 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/753-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).