Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 661 › Conversation 661-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications

Monday, January 31, 1972 · 4:00 PM–4:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation661-004 on Tape 661 (tape position 02:29:48–02:30:00)StartMonday, January 31, 1972 at 4:00 PMEndMonday, January 31, 1972 at 4:01 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 661-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place an outgoing call to Leslie Arch. He provided the operator with the specific contact name and telephone number to facilitate the connection. No further discussion or substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Could you get me Ms. Arch?
That's Leslie Arch, 544-7773.
Right, thank you.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 661-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 661-4

Date: January 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 20-6]

Also recorded on January 31, 1972

  • 020-005 3:57 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert McClory talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 3:58 pm.
  • 020-006 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 661-005 4:00 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 020-007 4:01 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslye A. Arsht talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 661-006 4:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslye A. Arsht met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 020-008 4:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 661-007 4:03 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 661-008 4:03 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 661-004, January 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/661-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).