Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-007

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Dr. Dacosh and Telephone logs

Wednesday, January 19, 1972 · 1:40 PM–1:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-007 on Tape 19StartWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 1:40 PMEndWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 1:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192333 ↗

A 7-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 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 19-7

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 315-10]

     Request for a call to Gen. Walter R. Tkach

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Dr. Dacosh, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.
  • 651-012 11:19 AM · 1 hr 56 min — Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Bryce N. Harlow met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 1:15 pm.
  • 651-013 1:15 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 019-008 1:43 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 1:43 pm to 1:44 pm.
  • 019-009 2:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 019-010 2:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 2:29 pm to 2:34 pm.
  • 019-011 2:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 3:43 pm.
  • 019-012 3:43 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
  • 019-013 3:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 3:59 pm.

Conversation 019-007, January 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192333). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-007 (accessed October 29, 2026).