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Nixon & Scowcroft on Presidential records and Security protocols

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 3:48 PM–3:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.)Conversation421-010 on Tape 421StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:48 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 421-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with General Brent G. Scowcroft to issue a direct instruction regarding the handling of sensitive materials. The President emphasized his desire to personally maintain custody and oversight of specific information. No further policy developments or broader strategic discussions were recorded during this brief interaction.

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I want to keep that in me.

NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 421-10

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 3:48 pm-3:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft.

[See Conversation No. 37-188]

Also 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.
  • 421-009 3:45 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 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 421-010, 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/421-010 (accessed October 6, 2026).