Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-124
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz
Tuesday, March 21, 1972 · 1:00 PM–1:03 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The primary purpose of this communication was to connect with George P. Shultz, then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. No further details regarding the substance of the subsequent conversation were recorded.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-124 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-124
Date: March 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 690-11A]
Request for a call to George P. ShultzAlso recorded on March 21, 1972
- 690-014 12:36 PM · 10 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm.
- 690-009 12:38 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:43 pm.
- 690-010 12:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:43 pm.
- 690-015 12:43 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 021-125 1:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm.
- 690-011 1:00 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, George P. Shultz, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 021-126 1:03 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 1:03 pm to 1:09 pm.
- 021-127 1:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 11:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-124, March 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-124 (accessed October 17, 2026).