Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 653 › Conversation 653-015
Nixon White House recording on Barber visit
Monday, January 24, 1972 · 12:33 PM–4:55 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief administrative interlude in the Oval Office involving the President and an unidentified individual. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's daily schedule, specifically regarding a planned visit from his barber. No major policy developments or significant political actions occurred during this brief encounter.
- Presidential scheduling
- White House operations
- Barber visit
Audio
Download MP3 (part 1) · 168.2 MB ·Download MP3 (part 2) · 77.9 MB
This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 02:48:15 into the tape and ends around 02:48:28.
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.
NARA Description
On January 24, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 4:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 653-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 653-15
Date: January 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 4:55 pm
Location: Oval Office
An unknown man talked with an unknown person.
The President’s schedule
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 653-015, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/653-015 (accessed October 6, 2026).