Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-027
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential staff
Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 10:56 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested a glass of water from the White House operator during a brief administrative interaction. The exchange served as a mundane service request rather than a substantive policy discussion. No further actions or significant developments resulted from this brief communication.
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NARA Description
On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:56 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 421-27 Date: March 28, 1973 Time: 10:56 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 44-40]
Also recorded on March 28, 1973
- 044-040 10:56 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:56 am.
- 421-028 11:08 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Lippmann met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
- 044-041 11:09 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Lippmann talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
- 044-042 11:09 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
- 421-029 11:09 AM · 20 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 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
- 421-030 11:09 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
- 421-031 11:09 AM · 9 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 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
- 421-032 11:09 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 421-027, March 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-027 (accessed October 2, 2026).