Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-029
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Friday, March 30, 1973 · 1:10 PM–1:22 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief, routine communication with the White House operator to place an outgoing call. No substantive policy matters or political developments are discussed during this short administrative interaction. The recording primarily serves as a procedural example of the President utilizing the internal switchboard to facilitate his daily schedule.
- White House operator
- Telecommunications
- Administrative routine
- Oval Office operations
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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 an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 890-29
Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:22 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 44-101]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on March 30, 1973
- 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.
- 044-102 1:09 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 890-030 1:10 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 890-029, 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/890-029 (accessed October 5, 2026).