Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 661 › Conversation 661-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Monday, January 31, 1972 · 4:00 PM–4:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation661-004 on Tape 661 (tape position 02:29:48–02:30:00)StartMonday, January 31, 1972 at 4:00 PMEndMonday, January 31, 1972 at 4:01 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 661-004 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180663 ↗

A 12-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 661-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 661-4

Date: January 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 20-6]

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Could you get me Ms. Arch?
That's Leslie Arch, 544-7773.
Right, thank you.

Also recorded on January 31, 1972

  • 020-005 3:57 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert McClory talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 3:58 pm.
  • 020-006 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 661-005 4:00 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 020-007 4:01 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslye A. Arsht talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 661-006 4:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslye A. Arsht met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 020-008 4:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 661-007 4:03 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 661-008 4:03 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 661-004, January 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180663). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/661-004 (accessed November 8, 2026).