Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 466 › Conversation 466-021

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Thursday, March 11, 1971 · 6:35 PM ET · Oval Office ·3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation466-021 onTape 466 (tape position 05:54:24–05:54:27)StartThursday, March 11, 1971 at 6:35 PMEndThursday, March 11, 1971 at 6:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 466-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon speaks briefly with a White House operator to facilitate a personal call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon. The interaction serves as a routine administrative request to connect the President to his family member. No significant policy discussions or major decisions occur during this brief exchange.

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Thank you very much, Chris.

NARA Description

On March 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 466-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 466-21

Date: March 11, 1971
Time: 6:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Tricia Nixon

Also recorded on March 11, 1971

  • 466-017 6:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:20 pm to 6:25 pm.
  • 466-018 6:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 466-019 6:25 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 466-020 6:35 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:35 pm.
  • 466-022 6:35 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm.
  • 466-023 6:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:41 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 466-024 6:44 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 6:48 pm.
  • 466-025 6:48 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Peter M. Flanigan, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:48 pm and 7:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 466-021, 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/466-021 (accessed September 18, 2026).