Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-180
Nixon phone call with Brennan on George P. Shultz and White House logistics
Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 7:52 PM–7:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directed Major Jack Brennan to ascertain the specific arrival time of Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz for his return to Washington on the following Thursday. The President sought this information to coordinate his schedule with the Secretary's availability. Brennan acknowledged the request and committed to reporting back to the President with the precise details.
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NARA Description
On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-180 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-180
Date: March 20, 1973
Time: 7:52 pm-7:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John V. (“Jack”) Brennan.
[See Conversation No. 422-10]
George P. Shultz's schedule
-Arrival in Washington, DCAlso recorded on March 21, 1973
- 037-178 7:48 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:48 pm.
- 037-179 7:48 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:48 pm and 7:52 pm.
- 422-006 7:48 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:48 pm.
- 422-007 7:48 PM · 11 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 7:48 pm and 7:52 pm.
- 422-008 7:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:48 pm to 7:52 pm.
- 422-009 7:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
- 422-010 7:53 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:53 pm.
- 422-011 7:53 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 7:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-180, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-180 (accessed October 2, 2026).