Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-148

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Friday, January 28, 1972 · 5:05 PM–5:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-148 on Tape 19StartFriday, January 28, 1972 at 5:05 PMEndFriday, January 28, 1972 at 5:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-148 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to connect the President with a member of his inner staff. No other substantive policy or political discussions took place during this brief telephonic interaction.

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Yes please.
One please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-148 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-148

Date: January 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:05 pm and 5:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on January 28, 1972

  • 659-017 4:46 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 659-018 4:46 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 659-019 4:46 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 659-020 4:48 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:03 pm.
  • 659-023 5:03 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 019-149 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 019-150 5:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 019-151 5:26 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-148, January 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-148 (accessed October 25, 2026).