Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 321 › Conversation 321-026

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Wednesday, March 8, 1972 · 4:35 PM–4:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation321-026 on Tape 321 (tape position 02:47:58–02:48:46)StartWednesday, March 8, 1972 at 4:35 PMEndWednesday, March 8, 1972 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 321-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated briefly with the White House operator to manage telephone connectivity. The interaction served as a functional exchange to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this short administrative contact.

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NARA Description

On March 8, 1972, 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 4:35 pm and 4:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 321-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 321-26

Date: March 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 21-22]

Also recorded on March 8, 1972

  • 321-025 4:35 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 021-023 4:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:40 pm to 4:43 pm.
  • 321-027 4:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 4:43 pm.
  • 321-028 4:43 PM · 10 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 4:43 pm and 4:56 pm.
  • 021-024 4:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:56 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 321-029 4:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:56 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 321-030 5:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:03 pm.
  • 321-031 5:03 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:03 pm to 5:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 321-026, March 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/321-026 (accessed October 2, 2026).