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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House…

Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 11:30 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation658-008 on Tape 658 (tape position 02:29:56–02:30:09)StartThursday, January 27, 1972 at 11:30 AMEndThursday, January 27, 1972 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 658-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate telephonic communications. The dialogue served to manage outgoing connections from the Oval Office, reflecting the President's routine reliance on switchboard staff for official outreach. No substantive policy discussions or major strategic decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

Audio

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NARA Description

On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 658-8

Date: January 27, 1972
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-131]

Also recorded on January 27, 1972

  • 658-005 10:27 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Scammon, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 11:12 am.
  • 658-006 11:12 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 11:12 am and 11:13 am.
  • 658-007 11:13 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Maurice H. Stans, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:13 am to 11:24 am.
  • 658-035 11:24 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:30 am.
  • 019-131 11:30 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:30 am.
  • 658-009 11:30 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John B. Connally, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:45 am.
  • 019-132 11:32 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 11:32 am to 11:41 am.
  • 658-010 11:47 AM · 1 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 1:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 658-008, January 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/658-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).