Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 472 › Conversation 472-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meeting
Tuesday, March 23, 1971 · 7:50 AM–7:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, three-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to coordinate his daily agenda. The discussion focused on administrative planning and the specific arrangements of the President's schedule for the day. No further details regarding the identity of the visitor or the nature of the scheduled events were recorded.
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NARA Description
On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 7:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 472-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 472-1
Date: March 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:50 am and 7:53 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person
President’s schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 7:53 amAlso recorded on March 23, 1971
- 472-002 7:53 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:53 am to 8:02 am.
- 050-009 8:03 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including John A. Volpe, John B. Connally, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Robert T. Stafford, Richard H. Poff, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Arnold R. Weber, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Herbert G. Klein, Patrick J. Buchanan, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Andy Rouse, and Bryce N. Harlow, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:03 am to 9:55 am.
- 050-010 9:55 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:35 am.
- 472-003 9:56 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:56 am to 10:15 am.
- 472-004 10:16 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:16 am.
- 472-005 10:16 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:16 am.
- 472-006 10:16 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 am to 10:19 am.
- 472-007 10:20 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 10:24 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 472-001, March 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/472-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).