Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 688 › Conversation 688-015

Nixon & Acker on Oval Office and White House staff

Saturday, March 18, 1972 · 1:21 PM–1:22 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation688-015 on Tape 688 (tape position 02:25:18–02:25:30)StartSaturday, March 18, 1972 at 1:21 PMEndSaturday, March 18, 1972 at 1:22 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 688-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with Marjorie P. Acker in the Oval Office. The meeting lasted only one minute, during which Manolo Sanchez was also present. No official transcript exists for this interaction, and the specific substance or purpose of the brief exchange remains undocumented.

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NARA Description

On March 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 688-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 688-15

Date: March 18, 1972
Time: 1:21 pm - 1:22 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Marjorie P. Acker.

     Manolo Sanchez

Acker left at 1:22 pm.

Also recorded on March 18, 1972

  • 688-010 12:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 688-012 12:15 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 688-013 1:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:16 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 688-014 1:20 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 688-016 1:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 688-017 1:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 688-018 1:24 PM · 2 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Charles W. Colson, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Helen Drown, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:24 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 021-110 2:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 688-015, March 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/688-015 (accessed October 3, 2026).