Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 467 › Conversation 467-022

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Clifford P. Hansen

Wednesday, March 17, 1971 · 2:43 PM ET · Oval Office ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation467-022 onTape 467 (tape position 01:26:34–01:26:40)StartWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 2:43 PMEndWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 2:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Senator Clifford P. Hansen. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific interaction.

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Senator has answered well.

NARA Description

On March 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 467-22

Date: March 17, 1971
Time: 2:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Clifford P. Hansen
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. 9/08)

Also recorded on March 17, 1971

  • 467-020 2:32 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:43 pm.
  • 467-021 2:32 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:43 pm.
  • 467-023 2:43 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Clifford P. Hansen, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:43 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 467-024 3:17 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:21 pm.
  • 467-025 3:17 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:21 pm.
  • 467-026 3:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Colmer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:21 pm to 3:23 pm.
  • 467-027 3:23 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 467-028 3:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Samuel S. Stratton met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 3:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 467-022, March 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-022 (accessed September 18, 2026).