Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 2:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation421-005 on Tape 421StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 2:52 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 2:52 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 421-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled check-in with the White House operator to facilitate a communication request. This interaction served primarily as a logistical bridge to initiate a separate, substantive discussion with another party. No policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 421-5

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 2:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-185]

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-184 2:23 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 421-003 2:23 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 421-004 2:23 PM · 9 sec — 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 2:23 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 037-185 2:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:52 pm.
  • 421-006 2:52 PM · 10 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 2:52 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 037-186 3:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 421-007 3:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 421-008 3:05 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 421-005, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).