Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 19 › Conversation 019-117

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George W. Romney

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 4:21 PM–4:23 PM ET · White House Telephone ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation019-117 onTape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:21 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-117 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Secretary George W. Romney. The conversation is strictly logistical, serving as a functional request to reach the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. No further substantive policy discussions occur during this brief interaction.

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Secretary Romney please.
Thank you Mr. President.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-117 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-117

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 318-6]

     Request for a call to George W. Romney

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.
  • 019-116 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:21 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.
  • 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 019-117, 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/019-117 (accessed September 18, 2026).