Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 883 › Conversation 883-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Monday, March 19, 1973 · 10:14 AM–10:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The interaction, which lasted less than eight minutes, consisted primarily of the provision of refreshments. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments were recorded during this segment.
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NARA Description
On March 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 883-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 883-2
Date: March 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:14 am and 10:22 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:22 am.Also recorded on March 19, 1973
- 037-151 10:14 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:22 am.
- 883-001 10:14 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:22 am.
- 037-152 10:22 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:22 am to 10:23 am.
- 883-003 10:22 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 10:23 am.
- 883-004 10:23 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:30 am.
- 883-005 10:30 AM · 2 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 12:34 pm.
- 883-006 12:34 PM · 53 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 037-153 12:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 883-002, March 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/883-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).