Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-022
Nixon & Pitchess on presidential outreach
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 1:02 PM–1:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-22 Date: January 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:02 pmand 1:58 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator and requested a call to Peter J. Pitchess. [See Conversation No. 19-102]
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- 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.
- 656-021 1:02 PM · 12 sec — 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.
- 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-022, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180587). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/656-022 (accessed November 5, 2026).