Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John B. Connally
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 1:02 PM–1:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified woman regarding the arrival of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. He requested that Connally be brought to the Oval Office immediately upon arrival for a private briefing before the participation of other scheduled attendees. This directive prioritized Connally's input as the President managed his administrative agenda for the afternoon.
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-21
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
Schedule
-John B. Connally
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 1:58 pm.Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 019-101 12:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 656-018 12:57 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 019-102 1:02 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 019-103 1:02 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-019 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-020 1:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-022 1:02 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter J. Pitchess met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-023 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and M. Gene Snyder met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-021, 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/656-021 (accessed September 19, 2026).