Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 328 › Conversation 328-021

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Social Engagements

Wednesday, March 29, 1972 · 3:15 PM–3:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation328-021 on Tape 328 (tape position 02:04:44–02:07:31)StartWednesday, March 29, 1972 at 3:15 PMEndWednesday, March 29, 1972 at 3:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 328-021 ↗

President Nixon held an brief administrative meeting with an unidentified individual to coordinate scheduling for an upcoming dinner engagement. The discussion primarily involved logistics regarding the attendance of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, identified as a person named Robert. The parties successfully finalized the timing for the event without further complications.

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That's actually dinner.
I don't think you can come, but if you put the one on 70, 70, that's two hours, you know.
Fine.
Yeah, fine.
No problem.
No problem.
No problem.
No problem.
Thank you.

On March 29, 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 3:15 pm and 3:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-021 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 328-21

Date: March 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     A dinner
          -Deputy Secretary of Defense
               -Robert [surname unintelligible]
  • 328-012 12:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 3:07 pm.
  • 022-044 3:07 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 328-019 3:07 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:07 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 328-020 3:15 PM · 23 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 3:15 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 022-045 3:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:50 pm to 3:51 pm.
  • 328-022 3:50 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:51 pm.
  • 022-046 4:00 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 328-023 4:00 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:48 pm.

Conversation 328-021, March 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).