Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-032
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House grounds
Friday, March 30, 1973 · 1:22 PM–1:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office to discuss the landscaping and seasonal progression of the White House grounds. The dialogue focused specifically on the upcoming bloom of tulips and the condition of the trees. No substantive political or administrative policy decisions were recorded during this interaction.
- White House grounds
- landscaping
- horticulture
- White House environment
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NARA Description
On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 890-32
Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:22 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Weather
-Flowers, trees
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:43 pm.Also recorded on March 30, 1973
- 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.
- 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.
- 890-029 1:10 PM · 14 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 890-031 1:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 890-033 1:43 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:43 pm to 2:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 890-032, 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/890-032 (accessed October 5, 2026).