Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-044
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Arnold Palmer
Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 6:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon engages in brief, informal casual conversation with a White House operator regarding the travel status of professional golfer Arnold Palmer. The exchange lacks substantive policy discussion or administrative decision-making, serving primarily as a moment of personal rapport between the President and staff. No significant political or official actions were initiated during this brief interaction.
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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 6:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 410-44 Date: March 15, 1973 Time: 6:47 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-110]
Also recorded on March 15, 1973
- 410-037 6:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:24 pm.
- 410-038 6:24 PM · 9 sec — 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 410-039 6:24 PM · 47 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 410-041 6:28 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 410-042 6:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:33 pm to 6:34 pm.
- 410-043 6:34 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:34 pm to 6:45 pm.
- 410-045 6:47 PM · 53 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 6:47 pm and 7:01 pm.
- 410-046 6:47 PM · 11 sec — 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 6:47 pm and 7:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 410-044, 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/410-044 (accessed October 1, 2026).