Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 3:45 PM–3:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation421-009 on Tape 421StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:45 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 421-009 ↗

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NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 421-9

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-187]
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Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-187 3:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 037-188 3:48 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 421-010 3:48 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 037-189 3:49 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 421-011 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 421-012 3:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 037-190 4:23 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:39 pm.
  • 421-013 4:23 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 4:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 421-009, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-009 (accessed November 1, 2026).