Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 3:45 PM–3:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this 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 an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 421-9
Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 37-187]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on March 21, 1973
- 037-187 3:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 037-188 3:48 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 421-010 3:48 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 037-189 3:49 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm.
- 421-011 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm.
- 421-012 3:49 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 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm.
- 037-190 4:23 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:39 pm.
- 421-013 4:23 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 4:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 421-009, 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/421-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).