Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 683 › Conversation 683-019
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office
Monday, March 13, 1972 · 3:41 PM–3:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to manage his immediate schedule and availability for incoming calls or meetings. The discussion centered on the President's current window of free time, lasting approximately ten to fifteen minutes. The exchange highlights the logistical coordination required to manage the President's workflow and communication access during the workday.
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Position in tape: 05:32:24 – 05:33:03
part C, 1:27:53
NARA Description
On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 3:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 683-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 683-19
Date: March 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:41 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 21-53]
Conversation No. 683-20/684-1
Date: March 13, 1972
Time: 3:48 pm - 4:58 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Charles W. Colson and Kenneth W. Clawson.
Greetings
-Clawson
Conv. No. 683-20/684-1 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 11s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Press
-Katharine L. Graham
-Clawson’s move from the Washington Post
-The President’s request for a call to James Keogh
-[President Nixon and the Press]
-Copies
-Thomas Wolfe
-You Can’t Go Home Again
-Criticism
-Errors
The President talked with James Keogh between 3:50 pm and 3:52 pm.Show the rest of the log (185 more lines)
[Conversation No. 683-20/684-1A]
[See Conversation No. 21-54]
[End of telephone conversation]
Photograph
Clawson
-Background
-Harvard University
-Benjamin C. Bradlee
-Washington Post
-Paul Black, Jr.
-Toledo, Pittsburgh, Monterey papers
-Monterey
-Unknown man
Conv. No. 683-20/684-1 (cont.)
-Agency for International Development [AID]
-Philadelphia Bulletin
-Newspapers
-Small town
-Detroit
-George Meany
-James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa
-The President’s view
-Dave Beck
-Seattle
-Issues and Answers appearance
-Endorsement in 1972
-The President
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:52 pm.
Refreshments
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:37 pm.
Hoffa
-Issues and Answers appearance
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 26s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Clawson
-Background
-Administration job
-Clark R. Mollenhoff
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-The President
Conv. No. 683-20/684-1 (cont.)
-Colson
-Relationship with Clawson
-Background
-Washington Post
-California trips
-Clawson’s wife
-Political affiliation
-Frederic C. Malek
-Administration
International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] case
-Senate
-Stock Market
-Harold S. Geneen
-Settlement
-Erwin N. Griswold
-Pentagon Papers case
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Sheraton Hotel
-San Diego convention committee
-Chicago, Miami
-Marlow W. Cook
-New York Times
-Washington Post
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-Clawson
-Leaks
-Dita D. Beard memorandum
-Kleindienst
-Withdrawal
-Beard memorandum
-Jack N. Anderson
-Secretary
-Opal Ginnis
-James O. Eastland
-Kleindienst
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Donald F. Turner
-Richard W. McLaren
-Flanigan
-Law school professors and American Bar Association [ABA]
Conv. No. 683-20/684-1 (cont.)
-Testimony
-ITT acquisition of other companies
-Administration strategy
-Beard memorandum
-Authenticity
-Beard
-Lawyers
-Testimony
-Memorandum
-Contents
-Four sentences
-Edward J. Gerrity
-William R. Merriam
-Robert C. Wilson
-Cash
-Louie B. Nunn
-John N. Mitchell
-The President
-McLaren
-Gerrity and Wilson
-Attorney General
-Negotiations
-Geneen
-The President
-Mitchell
-Cash
-Settlement
-President’s policy on anti-trust
-Memorandum
-Authenticity
-Deposition
-Health
-Committee investigators
-Interview
-Executive session
-Anderson’s testimony
-Impeachment
-Cook
-Public relations
-Anderson
-Kennedy
-Staff
Conv. No. 683-20/684-1 (cont.)
-General news media
-Reporter
-Talk with administration staff
-Kennedy staff member
-Press
-Working with Anderson and Kennedy
-Cook letter
-Anderson and Kennedy
-Release
-Mike Epstein
-Justice Department
-Kennedy
-Memorandum authenticity
-Anderson’s secretary
-Beard’s secretary
-Testimony
-Location
-Depositions from ITT employees
-Anderson
-Possession of the original
-Beard’s testimony
-Anderson’s secretary
-Beard’s involvement
-Ginnis
-Suggestions
-Convention
-Geneen
-Wilson’s involvement
-Justice Department
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Also recorded on March 13, 1972
- 683-015 3:15 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Otto E. Passman, Henry A. Kissinger, Richard K. Cook, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:15 pm to 3:41 pm.
- 683-016 3:41 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 683-017 3:41 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 683-018 3:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 683-020 3:48 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Kenneth W. Clawson, James Keogh, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 4:58 pm.
- 684-001 3:48 PM · 1 hr 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Kenneth W. Clawson, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 021-054 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Keogh talked on the telephone from 3:50 pm to 3:52 pm.
- 021-055 3:52 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 5:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 683-019, March 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/683-019 (accessed November 2, 2026).