Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 467 › Conversation 467-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House switchboard

Wednesday, March 17, 1971 · 3:29 PM–3:31 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation467-029 on Tape 467 (tape position 02:08:00–02:08:02)StartWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 3:29 PMEndWednesday, March 17, 1971 at 3:31 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-029 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176149 ↗

A 2-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 3:29 pm and 3:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 467-029

Date: March 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:29 pm and 3:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

  • 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.
  • 467-030 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.
  • 467-033 3:36 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 3:36 pm and 3:43 pm.
  • 467-034 3:36 PM · 22 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.

Conversation 467-029, March 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176149). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-029 (accessed November 2, 2026).