Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 867 › Conversation 867-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telephone usage
Friday, March 2, 1973 · 11:41 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a call from the Oval Office, seeking to use an additional telephone line. The conversation was brief, with the White House operator connecting the President to another line. No significant policy discussions or decisions were made during this short exchange.
- telephone usage
- White House operator
- Oval Office
- President Nixon
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NARA Description
On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 867-5
Date: March 2, 1973
Time: 11:41 am
Location: Oval Office
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 37-31]
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Also recorded on March 2, 1973
- 037-030 11:41 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:41 am to 11:43 am.
- 037-031 11:41 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 11:43 am.
- 867-003 11:41 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:41 am.
- 867-004 11:41 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 11:44 am.
- 867-006 11:41 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 11:43 am.
- 037-032 11:43 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Margeret Armiger talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
- 867-007 11:43 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Margaret Armiger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
- 867-008 11:51 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:16 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 867-005, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182667). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-005 (accessed November 3, 2026).