Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 679 › Conversation 679-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Tuesday, March 7, 1972 · 10:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served to connect the President to a specific party, as indicated by a cross-reference to another recorded conversation. No substantial policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 679-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 679-7 Date: March 7, 1972 Time: 10:57 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 21-8]
Also recorded on March 7, 1972
- 021-008 9:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:57 am.
- 679-002 9:58 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. Allen Smith, Clark MacGregor, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:02 am.
- 679-003 10:02 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:05 am.
- 679-004 10:07 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:48 am.
- 679-005 10:48 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:48 am to 10:49 am.
- 679-006 10:49 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield, Bennett Applegate, Ruth Huenemann, Jacqueline Johnson, Josephine Martin, John F. Murphy, Dale Farnell, Edward Schwartzkopf, Cola D. Warson, Roger Whitcomb, Richard E. Lyng, Edward J. Hekman, Herbert D. Rorey, Russell H. James, White House photographer, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 10:57 am.
- 021-009 10:57 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Timothy G. Elbourne talked on the telephone from 10:57 am to 10:58 am.
- 679-008 10:57 AM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Timothy G. Elbourne, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Patricia Haig, Barbara E. Haig, Alonzo Fox, John K. Andrews, Jr., John V. Brennan, Vernon C. Coffey, Jr., Sarah Coffey, Karen Coffey, Vernon C. Coffey, III, Craig Coffey, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:57 am to 12:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 679-007, March 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/679-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).