Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 880 › Conversation 880-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 12:05 PM–12:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation880-004 on Tape 880StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 12:05 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 12:11 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 880-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator regarding the placement of a specific telephone call. The interaction served as a brief administrative coordination to facilitate communication with another party. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 880-4

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-117]
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Also recorded on March 15, 1973

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  • 037-117 12:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 880-005 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 037-118 12:11 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
  • 880-006 12:11 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Ralph H. Cake, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 880-007 12:25 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 880-008 12:26 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Max L. Friedersdorf, Debbie Ploch, and James M. Collins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:35 pm.
  • 880-009 12:35 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 1:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 880-004, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/880-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).