Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-136

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Meany

Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 2:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-136 on Tape 19StartThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:20 PMEndThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-136 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192591 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-136 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 19-136

Date: January 27, 1972
Time: 2:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 658-17]

     George Meany's location

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Hello.
Mr. President, Mr. Meany is hosting the White House fellows expected back at 2.30.
2.30?
Yes.
Shall I leave word?
Yes, if you can call me when he returns.
Yes, thank you.
  • 019-135 2:17 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 658-016 2:17 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 019-137 2:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 658-017 2:20 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:20 pm.
  • 658-018 2:20 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 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 658-019 2:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 019-138 2:23 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 658-020 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.

Conversation 019-136, January 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192591). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-136 (accessed November 1, 2026).