Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-026
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on administrative…
Friday, March 30, 1973 · 12:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served a routine administrative purpose to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 890-26 Date: March 30, 1973 Time: 12:58 pm Location: Oval Office The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 44-99]
Also recorded on March 30, 1973
- 890-024 12:56 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 890-025 12:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 044-098 12:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:58 pm.
- 044-099 12:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:58 pm.
- 044-100 12:59 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 890-027 12:59 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 044-101 1:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 890-028 1:05 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:05 pm to 1:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 890-026, March 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/890-026 (accessed October 5, 2026).