Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 468 › Conversation 468-002

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

Tuesday, March 16, 1971 · 8:53 AM–8:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation468-002 on Tape 468 (tape position 00:01:50–00:03:26)StartTuesday, March 16, 1971 at 8:53 AMEndTuesday, March 16, 1971 at 8:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 468-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176179 ↗

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NARA Description

On March 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 468-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 468-2

Date: March 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:53 am and 8:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Admiral Thomas H. Moorer

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Also recorded on March 16, 1971

468-001 8:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:57 am.
468-003 8:57 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:57 am to 9:05 am.
468-004 9:05 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:30 am.
468-005 9:30 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:50 am.
468-006 9:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:56 am to 9:59 am.
468-007 10:02 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:02 am to 10:31 am.
468-008 10:31 AM · 22 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:00 am.
468-009 11:00 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John M. ("Jack") Lynch, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:00 am to 12:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 468-002, March 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176179). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/468-002 (accessed October 31, 2026).