Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 19 › Conversation 019-136

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Meany

Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 2:20 PM ET · White House Telephone ·14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation019-136 onTape 19StartThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:20 PMEndThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-136 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of AFL-CIO President George Meany, who was scheduled to host the White House Fellows. Nixon requested to be notified immediately upon Meany’s return to his office. This brief administrative exchange served to coordinate a pending communication or meeting between the President and the labor leader.

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Hello.
Mr. President, Mr. Meany is hosting the White House fellows expected back at 2.30.
2.30?
Yes.
Shall I leave word?
Yes, if you can call me when he returns.
Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-136

Date: January 27, 1972
Time: 2:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 658-17]

     George Meany's location

Also recorded on January 27, 1972

  • 019-135 2:17 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 658-016 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 019-137 2:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 658-017 2:20 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:20 pm.
  • 658-018 2:20 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 658-019 2:20 PM · 2 min — 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 2:23 pm.
  • 019-138 2:23 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 658-020 2:23 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-136, 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/019-136 (accessed September 18, 2026).