Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-080

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Usher's Office

Sunday, March 11, 1973 · 10:21 AM–10:32 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-080 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 11, 1973 at 10:21 AMEndSunday, March 11, 1973 at 10:32 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-080 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication with the Usher’s Office. The brief interaction served solely as a request to be connected to the staff responsible for the management of the Executive Residence. No further substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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Usher's office, please.

NARA Description

On March 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:32 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-080 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-80

Date: March 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:21 am and 10:32 am
Location: White House Telephone
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to the Usher's Office

Also recorded on March 11, 1973

  • 037-076 8:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 10:03 am.
  • 037-077 10:03 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:19 am.
  • 037-078 10:21 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 am.
  • 037-079 10:21 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 am.
  • 037-081 10:32 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ray M. Hare talked on the telephone from 10:32 am to 10:33 am.
  • 037-082 10:47 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 10:47 am to 10:57 am.
  • 037-083 1:49 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 1:58 pm.
  • 037-084 1:55 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-080, March 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-080 (accessed October 12, 2026).