Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-033
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William C. Lewis
Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 1:22 PM–1:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
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On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-33
Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:22 pm and 1:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 652-3B]
Request for a call to William C. Lewis
-Margaret Chase SmithTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on January 20, 1972
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- 652-003 1:22 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 019-034 1:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:29 pm.
- 652-004 1:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 652-005 1:33 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Clark MacGregor, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:33 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 652-006 2:20 PM · 14 sec — 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 2:30 pm.
- 652-007 2:20 PM · 5 sec — 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 2:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-033, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192385). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-033 (accessed November 1, 2026).