Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 676 › Conversation 676-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Wednesday, March 1, 1972 · 11:22 AM–11:26 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief exchange served as an administrative necessity to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief telephonic interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 676-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 676-21 Date: March 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:22 am and 11:26 am Location: Oval Office The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 20-138]
Also recorded on March 1, 1972
- 020-136 11:19 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
- 020-137 11:22 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
- 020-138 11:22 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:27 am.
- 020-139 11:22 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:29 am.
- 676-017 11:22 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
- 676-018 11:22 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
- 676-019 11:22 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
- 676-020 11:22 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 676-021, March 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/676-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).