Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 660 › Conversation 660-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Saturday, January 29, 1972 · 12:10 PM–12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to establish communication with an external party. No significant policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 660-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 660-011 Date: January 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:10 and 12:12 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 19-168]
Also recorded on January 29, 1972
- 019-165 10:47 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 11:44 am.
- 019-168 12:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm.
- 019-169 12:10 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm.
- 660-009 12:10 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:10 pm.
- 660-010 12:10 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm.
- 660-012 12:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm.
- 660-013 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 12:15 pm.
- 660-014 12:15 PM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 660-011, 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/660-011 (accessed October 23, 2026).