Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 884 › Conversation 884-013

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

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation884-013 on Tape 884StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 1:00 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 1:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 884-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The exchange is purely logistical, serving as a placeholder for a subsequent conversation with another party. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions are addressed during this short administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 884-13

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-167]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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  • 884-015 1:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 884-013, March 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/884-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).