Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-022
Nixon & Pitchess on presidential outreach
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 1:02 PM–1:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to initiate a telephone call with Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess. The President ultimately decided to defer the call to a later time, determining that an immediate attempt would not be productive. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.
- Peter J. Pitchess
- White House communications
- scheduling
- presidential outreach
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter J. Pitchess met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-22 Date: January 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:02 pmand 1:58 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator and requested a call to Peter J. Pitchess. [See Conversation No. 19-102]
Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 019-101 12:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 656-018 12:57 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 019-102 1:02 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 019-103 1:02 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-019 1:02 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 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-020 1:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-021 1:02 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-023 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and M. Gene Snyder met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-022, 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/656-022 (accessed October 22, 2026).