Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-040
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House administration
Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 4:03 PM–7:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 37 sec
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief, administrative exchange between an unidentified man and woman regarding the supply room. Due to the lack of substantive dialogue and the unintelligible nature of the audio, the conversation holds no historical value regarding White House policy or political decision-making. No meaningful actions or developments were documented during the interaction.
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NARA Description
On March 9, 1972, unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 7:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-40
Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:03 pm and 7:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
An unknown man talked with a unknown woman.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 35s ]
SUPPLY ROOM
[UNINTELLIGIBLE]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-040, March 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-040 (accessed October 3, 2026).