Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 880 › Conversation 880-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 5:30 PM–5:31 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This exchange served solely as an administrative bridge to connect the President to an external party. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions occurred during this brief interval.
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NARA Description
On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 880-21
Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 37-121]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on March 15, 1973
- 037-121 5:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
- 880-019 5:30 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
- 880-020 5:30 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 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
- 037-122 5:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm.
- 880-022 5:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm.
- 037-123 5:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm.
- 880-023 5:33 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
- 037-124 5:34 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 880-021, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/880-021 (accessed October 5, 2026).