Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 326 › Conversation 326-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Friday, March 24, 1972 · 9:20 AM–9:38 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation326-003 on Tape 326 (tape position 00:45:47–00:46:07)StartFriday, March 24, 1972 at 9:20 AMEndFriday, March 24, 1972 at 9:38 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 326-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. The brief interaction served to establish communication for an outgoing call. No further substantive policy matters or specific decisions were recorded during this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On March 24, 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 9:20 am and 9:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 326-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 326-3

Date: March 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 9:38 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 22-10]

Also recorded on March 24, 1972

  • 022-010 9:18 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:38 am.
  • 326-002 9:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:38 am.
  • 022-011 9:38 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
  • 326-004 9:38 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
  • 022-012 9:45 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 12:54 pm.
  • 326-005 9:45 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:50 am.
  • 326-006 9:45 AM · 11 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 9:45 am and 9:50 am.
  • 326-007 9:45 AM · 1 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 9:45 am and 9:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 326-003, March 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/326-003 (accessed October 2, 2026).