Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 660 › Conversation 660-007
Nixon & Wallace on White House hospitality and Oval Office decor
Saturday, January 29, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon hosted Reader’s Digest founders DeWitt and Lila Wallace in the Oval Office for a brief social visit. The conversation focused on hospitality, the Wallaces' appreciation for their stay, and shared reflections on White House history, including the President's desk and artwork. The meeting concluded with the Nixons ensuring the couple had arranged transportation for their departure.
- White House hospitality
- DeWitt Wallace
- Lila Acheson Wallace
- Oval Office decor
- Social visit
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NARA Description
On January 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, DeWitt Wallace, and Lila (Acheson) Wallace met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 am to 9:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 660-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 660-007
Date: January 29, 1972
Time: 9:00 am - 9:04 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon, Dewitt Wallace and Lila (Acheson) Wallace.
The Wallace’s comfort
-Appreciation of visit
The President’s health
Oval Office
-Desk
-The President’s use as Vice President
-Music box
George Washington
-[Charles Willson Peale]
-Rembrandt Peale
Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s crewel work
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Unknown place, Pleasantville
Transportation
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon, et al. left at 9:04 am.Also recorded on January 29, 1972
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- 660-004 8:35 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:35 am to 8:50 am.
- 019-160 8:50 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:50 am.
- 660-005 8:50 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:50 am.
- 660-006 8:50 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:00 am.
- 019-161 9:05 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:05 am.
- 019-162 9:05 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:05 am to 9:08 am.
- 660-008 9:05 AM · 3 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Stephen B. Bull, Barbara H. Franklin, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Marina von Neumann Whitman, White House photographer, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), White House operator, John N. Mitchell, Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 12:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 660-007, January 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/660-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).