Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-073

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Military Aide's Office

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 4:37 PM–7:00 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-073 on Tape 21 (tape position 03:02:47–03:02:55)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 4:37 PMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-073 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct connection to the Military Aide’s Office. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical bridge to reach military staff for undisclosed purposes. No further substantive policy or operational developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 7:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-073 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-73

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:37 pm and 7:00 pm
Location: White House operator

The President talked with the White House operator.

      Request for a call to the Military Aide’s Office

Also recorded on March 14, 1972

  • 021-069 4:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:37 pm.
  • 021-070 4:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:37 pm.
  • 021-071 4:37 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 021-072 4:37 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 322-057 4:37 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:37 pm.
  • 322-058 4:37 PM · 6 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 4:37 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 322-059 4:42 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 5:52 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-073, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-073 (accessed October 3, 2026).