Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 467 › Conversation 467-025

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on William M. Colmer

Wednesday, March 17, 1971 · 3:17 PM–3:21 PM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation467-025 onTape 467 (tape position 02:00:45–02:01:46)StartWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 3:17 PMEndWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 3:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman William M. Colmer. The brief exchange was limited to the mechanics of initiating this communication with the representative. No substantive policy discussions or political decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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Car, no car.

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 an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 467-25

Date: March 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:17 pm and 3:21 pm
Location: Oval Office                                                Conv. No. 467-23 (cont.)

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to William M. Colmer

Also recorded on March 17, 1971

  • 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.
  • 467-026 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 467-025, 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/467-025 (accessed September 18, 2026).