Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-198
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Brent Scowcroft
Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 7:26 PM–7:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
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On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-198 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-198
Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:26 pm and 7:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Brig. Gen. Brent G. ScowcroftTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on March 21, 1973
- 037-197 7:25 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:26 pm.
- 037-199 7:27 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 7:27 pm to 7:28 pm.
- 037-200 7:28 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 037-201 7:35 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:44 pm.
- 037-202 7:44 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:50 pm.
- 037-203 7:50 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm.
- 037-204 7:50 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 037-205 7:53 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 8:24 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-198, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195525). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-198 (accessed November 4, 2026).