Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 467 › Conversation 467-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Thomas H. Moorer

Friday, March 12, 1971 · 8:15 AM ET · Oval Office ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation467-001 onTape 467 (tape position 00:00:48–00:00:59)StartFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:15 AMEndFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:15 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a phone call through the White House operator to reach Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This brief interaction serves as the administrative bridge to facilitate a direct communication between the President and his top military advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this operator-assisted exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 467-1

Date: March 12, 1971
Time: 8:15 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Admiral Thomas H. Moorer

Also recorded on March 12, 1971

  • 467-002 8:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:15 am.
  • 467-003 8:15 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:18 am.
  • 467-004 8:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:19 am to 8:20 am.
  • 467-005 8:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and John W. Vogt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:32 am.
  • 467-006 8:45 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:45 am.
  • 467-007 8:46 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:46 am to 8:47 am.
  • 467-008 8:47 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:47 am.
  • 467-009 8:48 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 467-001, March 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).