Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-018

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on General Walter R. Tkach

Wednesday, January 19, 1972 · 5:06 PM–5:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-018 on Tape 19StartWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 5:06 PMEndWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 5:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to General Walter R. Tkach. The brief exchange serves as a procedural step to connect the President with his personal physician. No further policy or substantive matters are addressed during this brief communication.

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Yeah, would you get me, uh, Dr. Dacosh, please?
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-18

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 5:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 315-24I]

     Request for a call to Gen. Walter R. Tkach

Also recorded on January 19, 1972

  • 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.
  • 019-014 4:30 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:30 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 019-015 4:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:39 pm to 4:42 pm.
  • 019-016 4:42 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 019-017 4:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:46 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 019-019 5:17 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 5:17 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 019-020 6:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 7:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-018, January 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-018 (accessed October 11, 2026).