Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 19 › Conversation 019-120

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Peter M. Flanigan

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 4:42 PM–4:47 PM ET · White House Telephone ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation019-120 onTape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:42 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-120 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to request a call with Peter M. Flanigan. The interaction served as a logistical coordination to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his assistant. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this short exchange.

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Flanagan.
Yes.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 4:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-120 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-120

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:42 pm and 4:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 318-7C]

     Request for a call to Peter M. Flanigan

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.
  • 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.
  • 019-121 4:47 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 4:47 pm to 4:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-120, 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/019-120 (accessed September 18, 2026).