Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 697 › Conversation 697-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 11:28 AM–11:30 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation697-005 on Tape 697 (tape position 01:56:23–01:57:41)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:28 AMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 697-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to discuss scheduling concerns regarding upcoming appointments. He explicitly requested that she inform him more promptly if there were changes to the day's itinerary or if other individuals were scheduled to arrive. The conversation concluded shortly before the President was set to meet with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:57:55I want to tell you this.
1:57:57Would you be sure that if there was a chance or somebody else in the picture today, would you be sure to come a little quicker?

NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 697-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 697-5

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler

The unknown woman left an unknown time before 11:30 am.

Also recorded on March 30, 1972

  • 022-049 11:28 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:28 am.
  • 022-050 11:28 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:39 am.
  • 697-006 11:30 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:32 am.
  • 697-007 11:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:34 am.
  • 697-008 11:34 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Mrs. Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Alice D. Rudd, Caroline M. Rudd, Rose Mary Woods, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:34 am to 11:39 am.
  • 022-051 11:39 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:39 am to 11:42 am.
  • 697-009 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 697-010 11:39 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 697-005, March 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).