Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-081

Nixon phone call with Hare on White House maintenance and Queen's Room

Sunday, March 11, 1973 · 10:32 AM–10:33 AM ET · White House Telephone · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Hare, Ray M.Conversation037-081 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 11, 1973 at 10:32 AMEndSunday, March 11, 1973 at 10:33 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-081 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted Ray M. Hare to issue a specific directive regarding the maintenance of the White House interior. The President ordered the immediate removal of a television set that had been temporarily placed in the Queen's Room. This action was taken to ensure the room was properly prepared for upcoming public tours.

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Operator.
Mr. President, I have Mr. Hare for you.
Yeah.
President, sir.
There is a television set that was put in temporarily in the Queen's room.
Yes, sir.
And it should be removed or just slugged into the hall for this tour, okay?
All right, sir.
Thank you very much.
All right.

NARA Description

On March 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ray M. Hare talked on the telephone from 10:32 am to 10:33 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-081 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-81

Date: March 11, 1973
Time: 10:32 am-10:33 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ray M. Hare.

       Removal of television set
            -Queen's Room
            -White House tour

Also recorded on March 11, 1973

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  • 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.
  • 037-080 10:21 AM · 13 sec — 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.
  • 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 037-081, 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/037-081 (accessed October 12, 2026).