Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 658 › Conversation 658-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on George Meany

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation658-017 onTape 658 (tape position 04:16:39–04:17:25)StartThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:20 PMEndThursday, January 27, 1972 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 658-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication regarding George Meany's schedule. The brief interaction focused on organizing a return call to the labor leader. The conversation underscores the administrative coordination required to manage high-level external relationships during the President's term.

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4:16:50We bring, of course, here, to our channel, the Chinese Jerusalem channel, well, so there, we're, so that, we're going down that road as hard as we can.
4:17:03But not putting them on the public spot.
4:17:07Because if we ever said we were doing it publicly, you know, some of our colleagues, they don't know any better.
4:17:11They say, well, why?
4:17:12Why don't you say you're doing it with some Chinese friend?
4:17:15The moment you do that, they teach their guys to explain that we're polluting with the other thing, you know.
4:17:21That's it.
4:17:23Right.

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 2:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 658-17

Date: January 27, 1972
Time: 2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-136]

     George Meany’s schedule
         -Request for a return call

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.
  • 658-018 2:20 PM · 18 sec — 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.
  • 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 658-017, 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/658-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).