Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-009
Nixon & Fannin on Legislative liaison
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 10:02 AM–10:08 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic communication with Senator Paul J. Fannin. This brief interaction served as a logistical precursor to a direct policy discussion between the President and the Senator. The conversation focused primarily on establishing this line of contact to address legislative or political matters of mutual interest.
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Paul J. Fannin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-9 Date: January 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:02 am and 10:08 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator and requested a call to Paul J. Fannin. [See Conversation No. 19-92]
Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 019-092 10:02 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.
- 656-008 10:02 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:08 am.
- 656-010 10:08 AM · 1 hr 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Paul J. Fannin, White House operator, William P. Rogers, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Barend W. Biesheuvel, J. William Middendorf, II, White House photographer, unknown person(s), and Baron Rijnard B. Van Lynden met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 12:02 pm.
- 019-093 10:11 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul J. Fannin talked on the telephone from 10:11 am to 10:12 am.
- 019-094 10:12 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:17 am.
- 019-181 10:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 10:17 am to 10:18 am.
- 019-095 10:18 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:42 am.
- 019-096 10:42 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:42 am to 10:43 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-009, 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/656-009 (accessed October 6, 2026).