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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Clark MacGregor

Friday, March 19, 1971 · 12:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation470-010 on Tape 470 (tape position 03:06:50–03:07:22)StartFriday, March 19, 1971 at 12:32 PMEndFriday, March 19, 1971 at 12:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 470-010 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Clark MacGregor, who served as the Director of the Office of Congressional Relations. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate direct communication between the President and his congressional liaison. No further substantive dialogue was recorded during this brief exchange.

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On March 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 470-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 470-10

Date: March 19, 1971
Time: 12:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Clark MacGregor
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Conversation 470-010, March 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/470-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).