Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 685 › Conversation 685-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House grounds
Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 12:36 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to discuss specific landscaping plans and the horticultural arrangement of the White House grounds. The conversation focused on the anticipated seasonal bloom of various plants, including magnolias, crabapples, and tulips. Nixon expressed a clear vision for the aesthetic development of the garden, emphasizing his personal interest in the botanical display.
- White House grounds
- Landscaping
- Horticulture
- Presidential aesthetic
- Gardening
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 685-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 685-8 Date: March 14, 1972 Time: 12:36 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 21-63]
Also recorded on March 14, 1972
- 685-005 12:15 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 12:15 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 685-006 12:18 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wes H. Bartlett, Darrell Coover, Jack R. Miller, Jaynie K. Miller, William E. Timmons, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 685-007 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:36 pm.
- 021-063 12:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.
- 021-064 12:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.
- 021-065 12:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 685-009 12:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:36 pm.
- 685-010 12:36 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 1:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 685-008, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/685-008 (accessed October 3, 2026).