Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 658 › Conversation 658-018

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Hawaii trip

Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 2:20 PM–2:23 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation658-018 on Tape 658 (tape position 04:17:25–04:17:43)StartThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:20 PMEndThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 658-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon discusses scheduling logistics with the White House operator regarding a planned trip, emphasizing the need to adjust to Hawaii time zones before an event on the 17th. He specifies his intent to arrive early to ensure he is properly acclimated for the transition. Additionally, the President expresses a desire to organize a bipartisan event, though the details of this gathering remain brief.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:17:24One other great thing.
4:17:27On the 17th,
4:17:28And we will be trying to see what it is, but before we go off on a B-game thing, I'll have to leave on the 17th to be there in order to get the time clock turned around on the first day of the night in Hawaii time clock.
4:17:43But on the 17th, I would like to have a bipartisan...

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 an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 658-18

Date: January 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-137]

Also recorded on January 27, 1972

  • 019-135 2:17 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 658-016 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 019-136 2:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:20 pm.
  • 019-137 2:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 658-017 2:20 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:20 pm.
  • 658-019 2:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 019-138 2:23 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 658-020 2:23 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 658-018, 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/658-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).