Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-128

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hobart D. Lewis

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 8:03 PM–8:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-128 on Tape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 8:03 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 8:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-128 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Hobart D. “Hobe” Lewis. The exchange was a brief administrative interaction focused on connecting the President with the publisher of Reader's Digest. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief operator request.

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Hobart, Lewis, please.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 pm and 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-128 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-128

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:03 pm and 8:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis

Also recorded on January 27, 1972

  • 019-124 7:47 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 7:51 pm.
  • 019-125 7:51 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:51 pm.
  • 019-126 7:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:51 pm and 8:00 pm.
  • 019-127 8:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:03 pm.
  • 019-129 8:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 8:18 pm to 8:22 pm.
  • 019-130 8:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 658-001 8:45 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:50 am.
  • 658-002 8:45 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-128, January 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-128 (accessed October 12, 2026).