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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, March 19, 1971 · 7:27 PM–7:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation471-003 on Tape 471 (tape position 00:25:16–00:26:26)StartFriday, March 19, 1971 at 7:27 PMEndFriday, March 19, 1971 at 7:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 471-003 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office. The conversation was limited to an exchange regarding the President's coat as they prepared to depart the room. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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I've got my coat here.

On March 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 7:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 471-3

Date: March 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:27 pm and 7:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man

     President’s coat

The President and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 7:30 pm
  • 471-001 7:01 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:01 pm and 7:03 pm.
  • 471-002 7:03 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:03 pm to 7:27 pm.

Conversation 471-003, March 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/471-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).