Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-122

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Clark MacGregor

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 5:12 PM–5:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-122 on Tape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 5:12 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 5:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-122 ↗

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Clark MacGregor. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to reach the President's former Congressional liaison and campaign advisor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this short communication.

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I think they're meeting McGregor.
Yes, sir.

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 5:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-122 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 19-122

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:12 pm and 5:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 657-1A]

     Request for a call to Clark MacGregor
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  • 019-123 5:14 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:15 pm.

Conversation 019-122, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-122 (accessed September 27, 2026).