Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-076

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 7:04 PM–7:05 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-076 on Tape 21 (tape position 03:03:45–03:03:55)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:04 PMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-076 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Commander Craig S. Campbell. The interaction served as a brief administrative request to connect the President with the Commander. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this short communication.

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 7:04 pm and 7:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-076 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-76

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:04 pm and 7:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Cdr. Craig S. Campbell

Also recorded on March 15, 1972

  • 021-074 7:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:00 pm to 7:02 pm.
  • 021-075 7:03 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:03 pm to 7:04 pm.
  • 021-077 7:05 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:06 pm.
  • 021-078 7:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:06 pm.
  • 021-079 7:06 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 7:06 pm to 7:07 pm.
  • 021-080 7:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:10 pm.
  • 021-081 7:10 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:10 pm to 7:19 pm.
  • 021-082 7:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:19 pm.

All 13 conversations from March 15, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-076, March 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-076 (accessed October 12, 2026).