Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 323 › Conversation 323-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics

Monday, March 13, 1972 · 6:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation323-013 on Tape 323 (tape position 01:21:09–01:21:21)StartMonday, March 13, 1972 at 6:28 PMEndMonday, March 13, 1972 at 6:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 323-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a communication request. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party for an official call. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative exchange.

Audio

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NARA Description

On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 323-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 323-13

Date: March 13, 1972
Time: 6:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 21-61]

Also recorded on March 13, 1972

  • 021-060 6:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
  • 323-012 6:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
  • 021-061 6:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm.
  • 021-062 6:29 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:29 pm to 6:34 pm.
  • 323-014 6:29 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:29 pm to 6:34 pm.
  • 323-015 6:34 PM · 3 min — 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 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-016 6:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-017 6:34 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 323-013, March 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/323-013 (accessed October 3, 2026).