Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-102

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard G. Kleindienst

Friday, March 17, 1972 · 4:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-102 on Tape 21 (tape position 04:00:36–04:00:51)StartFriday, March 17, 1972 at 4:34 PMEndFriday, March 17, 1972 at 4:34 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-102 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646310204 ↗

A 15-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape (archivists' log): 04:00:36 – 04:00:51

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NARA Description

On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-102 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-102

Date: March 17, 1972
Time: 4:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 323-33E]

     Richard G. Kleindienst’s location
          -Los Angeles

Transcript (AI-generated)

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NixonHello.
OperatorMr. Kleindienst is en route to Los Angeles, will arrive there about 5:40, our time.
NixonNo. No problem. I'll— It's It's not urgent. Just cancel the call, tell him I'll call him Monday.
OperatorThank you.

Also recorded on March 17, 1972

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  • 021-103 4:34 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 323-034 4:37 PM · 40 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 324-001 5:25 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 an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 324-002 5:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 021-104 5:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 021-105 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:36 pm.
  • 324-003 5:32 PM · 5 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 5:32 pm and 5:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-102, March 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646310204). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-102 (accessed November 2, 2026).