Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on communication logistics

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 4:47 PM–4:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation410-031 on Tape 410StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 4:47 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 4:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 410-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal communication with the White House operator to address a misunderstanding regarding a previous request or staff arrival. The exchange primarily focused on clarifying whether the operator had returned to the President's location. No substantive policy or political decisions were made during this short interaction.

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Uh, come back.
I did not come back.
I'm heavy raining.

NARA Description

On March 15, 1973, 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 4:47 pm and 4:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 410-31

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:47 pm and 4:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-97]

Also recorded on March 15, 1973

  • 410-025 4:34 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:34 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 410-026 4:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 410-027 4:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 410-028 4:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:45 pm.
  • 410-029 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:45 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 410-030 4:47 PM · 2 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 4:47 pm and 4:50 pm.
  • 410-032 4:50 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:50 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 410-033 4:52 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:52 pm to 5:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 410-031, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-031 (accessed October 1, 2026).