Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-015

Nixon & Scott on Atlanta Daily World and Black media

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Scott, Cornelius A.Conversation656-015 on Tape 656 (tape position 02:18:03–02:18:34)StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 12:12 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 656-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a phone call to Cornelius A. Scott, the editor of the Atlanta Daily World, to facilitate a direct line of communication with the influential African American newspaper executive. This outreach underscores the administration's efforts to engage with Black media leadership during the Nixon presidency. The primary action item was the successful establishment of this contact for a subsequent, more substantive discussion.

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Mr. C.A.
Scott.
He is the editor of the Atlanta Daily World.
That's 404-659-1110.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Cornelius A. Scott met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 656-15

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator and requested a call to Cornelius A. Scott.

[See Conversation No. 19-98]

Also recorded on January 26, 1972

  • 656-014 12:09 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 12:09 pm and 12:12 pm.
  • 019-097 12:11 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:11 pm.
  • 656-013 12:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Ronald W. Reagan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:11 pm.
  • 019-098 12:12 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm.
  • 656-016 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm.
  • 019-099 12:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 019-100 12:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cornelius A. Scott talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 656-017 12:14 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Cornelius A. Scott, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 656-015, 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/656-015 (accessed September 30, 2026).