Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 694 › Conversation 694-008
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House tours
Monday, March 27, 1972 · 5:14 PM–5:34 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon hosted a group of unidentified visitors in the Oval Office for an informal tour of the White House. The discussion centered on the physical layout of the executive space, specifically highlighting features of the Cabinet Room and the Resolute Desk. The brief meeting concluded abruptly before the visitors could continue their walkthrough of the presidential offices.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 694-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 694-8
Date: March 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:14 pm and 5:34 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown women met with unknown people.
Oval Office tour
-Cabinet Room
-Desk
The conversation was cutoff at an unknown time before 5:34 pm.Also recorded on March 27, 1972
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- 694-002 3:16 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:16 pm to 4:08 pm.
- 694-003 4:08 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rogers C. B. Morton, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., George P. Shultz, Peter M. Flanigan, and John C. Whitaker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 4:57 pm.
- 694-004 4:57 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 694-005 4:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 694-006 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 694-007 5:01 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:01 pm to 5:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 694-008, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/694-008 (accessed October 15, 2026).