Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 468 › Conversation 468-010
Nixon White House recording
Tuesday, March 16, 1971 · 12:20 PM–12:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 50 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with unknown participants in the Oval Office to discuss logistical arrangements regarding his official schedule. The conversation focused on directing the President's movement toward the Cabinet Room for a subsequent engagement. The interaction concluded quickly as the visitors departed the office shortly thereafter.
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NARA Description
On March 16, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 468-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 468-10
Date: March 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 12:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met
President’s location
-Cabinet Room
The President’s schedule
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 12:25 pmTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on March 16, 1971
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- 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.
- 468-011 12:25 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William Brickley, John Kull, Henry C. Cashen, II, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:30 pm.
- 468-012 12:35 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jack McCarthy, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:42 pm.
- 468-013 12:45 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 468-014 1:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 468-015 2:23 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 3:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 468-010, March 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176195). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/468-010 (accessed October 31, 2026).