Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 676 › Conversation 676-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Wednesday, March 1, 1972 · 8:43 AM–8:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation676-008 on Tape 676 (tape position 00:26:59–00:28:04)StartWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 8:43 AMEndWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 8:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 676-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative precursor to connect the President with a desired party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.

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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 8:43 am and 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 676-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 676-8

Date: March 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:43 am and 8:50 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 20-134]

Also recorded on March 1, 1972

  • 676-003 8:32 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:32 am to 8:33 am.
  • 676-004 8:33 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 8:40 am.
  • 676-005 8:33 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 8:40 am.
  • 676-006 8:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 8:43 am.
  • 676-007 8:43 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 8:50 am.
  • 020-135 8:50 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:50 am to 9:08 am.
  • 676-009 8:50 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:08 am.
  • 676-010 9:08 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:10 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 676-008, 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/676-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).