Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 644 › Conversation 644-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 9:46 AM–10:22 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation644-003 on Tape 644 (tape position 00:11:49–00:12:09)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 9:46 AMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 10:22 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 644-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180373 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a routine logistical step for the President to initiate formal communication with another party. No policy decisions or substantive discussions took place during this administrative exchange.

Audio

part A, 11:49

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NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 644-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 644-3

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:46 am and 10:22 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 18-26]

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

Also recorded on January 10, 1972

  • 644-001 9:30 AM · 15 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:46 am.
  • 018-026 9:46 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am.
  • 644-002 9:46 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am.
  • 644-004 9:46 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am.
  • 644-005 10:22 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Charles B. Rangel met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 10:37 am.
  • 018-027 10:23 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:23 am to 10:24 am.
  • 644-006 10:37 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:37 am to 10:38 am.
  • 644-007 10:38 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Gerald R. Warren, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 644-003, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180373). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/644-003 (accessed November 13, 2026).