Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 884 › Conversation 884-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 2:31 PM–3:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served as a logistical step for the President to initiate contact with another party. No policy decisions or substantive political deliberations occurred during this brief communication exchange.
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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 2:31 pm and 3:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 884-18 Date: March 20, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:31 pm and 3:11 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-169]
Also recorded on March 20, 1973
- 037-169 2:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 884-025 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 037-170 3:10 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:19 pm.
- 884-019 3:11 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 3:11 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 884-020 3:16 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 884-021 3:19 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:19 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 884-022 3:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:19 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 884-023 3:26 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George H. W. Bush, Linwood Holton, William T. Cahill, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:26 pm to 4:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 884-018, 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/884-018 (accessed October 2, 2026).