Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 658 › Conversation 658-028

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

Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 3:00 PM–3:07 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation658-028 on Tape 658 (tape position 04:47:27–04:47:52)StartThursday, January 27, 1972 at 3:00 PMEndThursday, January 27, 1972 at 3:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 658-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical exchange to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:47:20Hello, Ron.

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 3:00 pm and 3:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 658-28

Date: January 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-144]

Also recorded on January 27, 1972

  • 658-026 2:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and George Meany met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 019-143 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 019-144 3:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:07 pm.
  • 658-027 3:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:07 pm.
  • 019-145 3:07 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:07 pm.
  • 658-029 3:07 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:07 pm.
  • 658-030 3:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:13 pm.
  • 658-031 3:13 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:13 pm to 3:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 658-028, 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/658-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).