Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 327 › Conversation 327-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…

Monday, March 27, 1972 · 8:42 AM–9:21 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation327-003 on Tape 327 (tape position 00:07:43–00:09:22)StartMonday, March 27, 1972 at 8:42 AMEndMonday, March 27, 1972 at 9:21 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 327-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator. The exchange consists of an unidentified request for telephone assistance, though the specific nature of the call is not captured in the recording. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occur during this brief administrative contact.

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NARA Description

On March 27, 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 8:42 am and 9:21 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 327-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 327-3

Date: March 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:42 am and 9:21 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Unknown request

Also recorded on March 27, 1972

  • 327-001 8:42 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 9:21 am.
  • 327-002 8:42 AM · 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 8:42 am and 9:21 am.
  • 022-023 9:21 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:21 am to 9:22 am.
  • 327-004 9:21 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:21 am to 9:22 am.
  • 327-005 9:25 AM · 1 hr 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 9:25 am and 10:55 am.
  • 022-024 10:55 AM · 46 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:11 am.
  • 327-006 10:55 AM · 7 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 10:55 am and 2:53 pm.
  • 022-025 11:10 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:11 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 327-003, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/327-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).