Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-020
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential directive
Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 10:05 AM–11:01 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon reviewed a prior dictation to clarify his strategic management approach regarding a specific, unspecified issue. The conversation emphasizes a directive for the administration to exert firm control over the situation at hand. No further details were recorded, as the exchange focused exclusively on reinforcing this command-oriented decision.
- Presidential directive
- Executive management
- Strategic control
- Dictation review
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NARA Description
On March 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-20
Date: March 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:11 am and 11:01 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President replayed the dictation.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[324-020-w001]
[Duration: 14s]
Key states
-Take charge
******************************************************************************Also recorded on March 22, 1972
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- 324-015 10:05 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
- 324-017 10:05 AM · 11 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 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
- 324-018 10:05 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
- 324-019 10:05 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
- 324-021 10:05 AM · 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 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
- 324-044 10:05 AM · 6 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 10:05 am and 11:01 am.
- 021-129 10:10 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 10:10 am to 10:11 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-020, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-020 (accessed October 3, 2026).