Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Scheduling logistics

Tuesday, March 7, 1972 · 12:45 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation322-020 on Tape 322 (tape position 01:04:23–01:04:29)StartTuesday, March 7, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndTuesday, March 7, 1972 at 2:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts briefly with the White House operator to address a scheduling matter. The President notes that an individual is waiting to meet with him, signaling a transition between official appointments. This brief exchange facilitates the logistics of the President's immediate schedule.

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Somebody's waiting for me.

NARA Description

On March 7, 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 322-20

Date: March 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 21-10]

Also recorded on March 7, 1972

  • 679-009 12:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 679-011 12:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James M. Roche, Richard C. Gerstenbeerg, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 679-017 12:43 PM · 29 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 021-010 12:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-018 12:45 PM · 3 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-019 12:45 PM · 5 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-021 12:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 322-022 12:45 PM · 4 min — 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 322-020, March 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-020 (accessed October 2, 2026).