Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 467 › Conversation 467-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, March 17, 1971 · 3:17 PM–3:21 PM ET · Oval Office ·21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, four-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. Due to the lack of intelligible dialogue recorded during this brief encounter, no substantive policy matters, decisions, or action items were captured by the taping system. The meeting concluded with the guest departing shortly after arrival.
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NARA Description
On March 17, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 467-024
Date: March 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:17 pm and 3:21 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man
[Unintelligible]
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:21 pmAlso recorded on March 17, 1971
- 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.
- 467-029 3:29 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 467-030 3:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:31 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 467-031 3:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:36 pm.
- 467-032 3:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 467-024, 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/467-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).