Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 690 › Conversation 690-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings
Tuesday, March 21, 1972 · 2:15 PM–3:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an undocumented meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to discuss matters pertaining to the President's daily schedule. Due to the lack of available transcript data, the specific substance of the exchange remains unknown. The meeting concluded when the participant departed the office shortly before 3:03 pm.
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NARA Description
On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 3:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 690-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 690-013
Date: March 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:15 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
The President's schedule [?]
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.Also recorded on March 21, 1972
- 690-015 12:43 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 021-124 1:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm.
- 021-125 1:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm.
- 690-011 1:00 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, George P. Shultz, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 021-126 1:03 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 1:03 pm to 1:09 pm.
- 021-127 1:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 11:19 pm.
- 690-012 2:15 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 096-002 3:03 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament, John J. McCloy, William C. Foster, Kermit Gordon, James L. Killiam, Gen. Lauris Norstad, Jack Ruina, William W. Scranton, John A. Wheeler, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:03 pm to 4:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 690-013, March 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/690-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).