Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 323 › Conversation 323-032
Nixon & Russell on Public opinion and Political perception
Friday, March 17, 1972 · 3:02 PM–3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and Howard Russell discussed the current state of public opinion regarding the administration and the presidency. They assessed whether the general public was actively focused on White House activities or if the presidency remained outside the primary sphere of national concern. The exchange served as a brief analytical review of political engagement and the perceived impact of presidential policy on the electorate.
- Public opinion
- Political perception
- White House image
- Presidential approval
- National sentiment
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Howard Russell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 323-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 323-32
Date: March 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:02 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?].
Haldeman’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with the PresidentAlso recorded on March 17, 1972
- 323-029 1:45 PM · 44 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 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 323-030 1:45 PM · 2 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 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 323-031 2:45 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 3:02 pm.
- 323-033 3:05 PM · 1 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 4:37 pm.
- 021-101 4:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:34 pm.
- 021-102 4:34 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:34 pm.
- 021-103 4:34 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 323-034 4:37 PM · 37 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 5:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 323-032, March 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/323-032 (accessed October 3, 2026).