Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 866 › Conversation 866-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 8:42 AM–9:18 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, undocumented meeting with one or more unidentified individuals in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of a transcript or accompanying documentation, the specific subject matter and any resulting policy decisions remain unknown to researchers. The interaction concluded within a thirty-six-minute window, leaving no discernable record of administrative or political action.
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NARA Description
On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 9:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 866-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 866-20
Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:42 am and 9:18 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Instruction [?]
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:18 am.Also recorded on March 1, 1973
- 866-001 8:42 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 9:18 am.
- 866-002 8:42 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 9:18 am.
- 866-003 9:18 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:46 am.
- 866-004 9:47 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Yitzhak Rabin, unknown person(s), and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:47 am and 10:44 am.
- 037-013 10:05 AM · 15 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:36 am.
- 037-014 10:05 AM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Yitzhak Rabin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:36 am.
- 866-005 10:44 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 10:57 am.
- 037-015 10:51 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:51 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 866-020, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/866-020 (accessed September 22, 2026).