Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 1:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempts to initiate a call through the White House operator to an unspecified individual. The operator informs the President that the desired party is unavailable due to an ongoing meeting. No further substantive business is conducted during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-24 Date: January 26, 1972 Time: 1:58 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversations No. 19-105]
Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 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.
- 019-104 1:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:58 pm.
- 019-105 1:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:58 pm.
- 019-106 2:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:00 pm.
- 019-107 2:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 656-025 2:00 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:00 pm.
- 656-026 2:00 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:00 pm.
- 656-027 2:00 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, White House operator, Arthur F. Burns, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Stephen B. Bull, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-024, 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/656-024 (accessed October 6, 2026).