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

Tuesday, March 23, 1971 · 10:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation472-004 on Tape 472 (tape position 00:27:04–00:27:25)StartTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 10:16 AMEndTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 472-004 ↗

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On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 472-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 472-4

Date: March 23, 1971
Time: 10:16 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force [WSPF] and can be found in Record Group [RG] 460. The
Nixon Presidential Materials Staff has reveiwed the transcript and has made changes as
necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the provisions of the Presidential Recordings
and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 [PRMPA]. The National Archives does not guarantee its
accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

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  • 472-008 10:25 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:25 am to 10:35 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 472-004, 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/472-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).