Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 880 › Conversation 880-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 5:33 PM–5:34 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation880-023 on Tape 880StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 5:33 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 5:34 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 880-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate a connection to another party. The recording captures only the logistical coordination required to place an outbound call. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were discussed during this interaction.

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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 from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 880-23

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-123]

Also recorded on March 15, 1973

  • 037-121 5:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-019 5:30 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-020 5:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-021 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 037-122 5:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 880-022 5:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 037-123 5:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm.
  • 037-124 5:34 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 880-023, 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/880-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).