Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 19 › Conversation 019-116

Nixon phone call with Shultz on White House scheduling and Page Belcher

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 4:20 PM–4:21 PM ET · White House Telephone ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Shultz, George P.Conversation019-116 onTape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:20 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-116 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted George P. Shultz to request an immediate, in-person meeting at the Executive Office Building. Nixon intended to consult with Shultz briefly prior to a scheduled meeting with Congressman Page Belcher. Shultz agreed to the request and promptly headed to the President's office.

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Yeah.
Mr. Schultz, Mr. Morrison.
Hello, George.
Yes, sir.
Are you free at the moment?
Yes, I am.
Could you drop over to the EOB?
I want to talk to you.
I've got to see Belcher in a few minutes, but I want to talk to you for a few minutes before he comes in.
Okay, I'll be right over.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-116 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-116

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 4:20 pm - 4:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with George P. Shultz.

[See Conversation No. 318-5]

     The President's schedule
          -Shultz
               -Executive Office Building [EOB]
          -Congressman Page Belcher

Also recorded on January 26, 1972

  • 019-115 4:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:20 pm.
  • 318-004 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:20 pm.
  • 318-005 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 019-117 4:21 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 318-006 4:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 019-118 4:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:24 pm.
  • 318-007 4:23 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 019-119 4:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:42 pm.

All 102 conversations from January 26, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-116, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-116 (accessed September 18, 2026).