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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office operations and John W. Byrnes

Thursday, March 11, 1971 · 11:12 AM ET · Oval Office

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation466-003 onTape 466 (tape position 01:56:05–01:56:09)StartThursday, March 11, 1971 at 11:12 AMEndThursday, March 11, 1971 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 466-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of the encounter appears to have been a discussion regarding the President’s upcoming schedule. No further details are available to confirm the nature of the conversation or any subsequent actions taken.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On March 11, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 466-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 466-3

Date: March 11, 1971
Time: 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

An unknown person entered

     President’s schedule
          -John W. Byrnes

The unknown person left at 11:12 am

Also recorded on March 11, 1971

  • 466-006 11:04 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John B. Connally, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 12:19 pm.
  • 466-004 11:12 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), John W. Byrnes, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Peter M. Flanigan, Bryce N. Harlow, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:42 am.
  • 466-005 11:42 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:47 am.
  • 466-007 12:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 466-008 12:24 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 466-009 12:26 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 466-010 12:44 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 12:46 pm.
  • 466-011 12:46 PM · 40 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 466-003, March 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/466-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).