Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-165

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John W. Dean III

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 12:56 PM–12:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-165 on Tape 37StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 12:56 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 12:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-165 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195459 ↗

An 11-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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NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-165 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-165

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

[See Conversation No. 884-10]

       Request for a call to John W. Dean, III.

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Also recorded on March 20, 1973

  • 884-010 12:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 037-166 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 884-011 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 037-167 1:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.
  • 884-012 1:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.
  • 884-013 1:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.
  • 884-014 1:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.
  • 884-015 1:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-165, March 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195459). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-165 (accessed November 2, 2026).