Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-023

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Kennedy Center

Wednesday, January 19, 1972 · 7:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-023 on Tape 19StartWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 7:14 PMEndWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-023 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to clarify logistical details regarding his daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule. The brief discussion centered specifically on her attendance at an upcoming event at the Kennedy Center. No further policy or administrative actions were taken during this exchange.

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On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 19-23

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: 7:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
           -Kennedy Center
  • 019-021 7:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Fina Sanchez talked on the telephone from 7:02 pm to 7:03 pm.
  • 019-022 7:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 019-024 7:14 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:22 pm.
  • 019-025 7:22 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:22 pm to 7:23 pm.
  • 652-001 12:00 AM · 14 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 1:17 pm.
  • 019-026 9:38 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 10:47 am.
  • 019-027 9:38 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 10:47 am.
  • 019-028 10:47 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:47 am to 11:06 am.

Conversation 019-023, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-023 (accessed October 11, 2026).