Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-001
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:17 PM–12:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
An 8-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-1
Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 747-7]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on July 19, 1972
- 747-007 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 027-002 12:19 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 747-008 12:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 027-003 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 027-004 12:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 747-009 12:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-010 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-011 12:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-001, July 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/027-001 (accessed November 15, 2026).