Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 325 › Conversation 325-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Public relations

Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 12:45 PM–1:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation325-012 onTape 325 (tape position 03:10:07–03:11:02)StartThursday, March 23, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndThursday, March 23, 1972 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 325-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with an unknown female aide regarding media strategy and the management of public perceptions during a period of perceived crisis. The discussion focused on crafting a specific, impactful 'Nixon line' similar to previous efforts regarding drug policy to better frame his public messaging. The President expressed concerns about the timing of media broadcasts and emphasized the need for a strategic approach to communications rather than routine public appearances.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:10:07Something other than going out and shaking hands in the roadside.
3:10:07Yeah.
3:10:08On the hard roadside.
3:10:09Or you say something, right?
3:10:13Or do something.
3:10:13Say something like you did on the drug thing in New York, where you said, you know, a Nixon line, but no penalty is due.
3:10:23I'm sorry.
3:10:24All right.
3:10:28All right.
3:10:29Yeah.
3:10:31Hey, man.
3:10:39The written one or the written one?
3:10:48Let's work on that.
3:11:03This is the way to handle this one, you think?
3:11:07Yep.
3:11:07If you don't think now, we could go on a prime time.
3:11:12I just think that by this I understood a copy didn't go on at 7.30.
3:11:17I think that raises to a crisis.
3:11:20I'm concerned people already have a lot of crisis.
3:11:28You got it in the right context.
3:11:35That's where it is.

NARA Description

On March 23, 1972, 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 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 325-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 325-12

Date: March 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown woman.

     Rose Mary Woods’s location
          -Marjorie P. Acker

     The President’s instructions
          -Typing

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 1:00 pm.

Also recorded on March 23, 1972

  • 325-011 12:45 PM · 18 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 1:00 pm.
  • 325-013 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marjorie P. Acker, 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 1:00 pm.
  • 325-015 12:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Marjorie P. Acker, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-016 12:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-017 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 1:00 pm.
  • 325-018 12:45 PM · 1 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 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-019 12:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-020 12:45 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 325-012, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/325-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).