Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 681 › Conversation 681-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 6:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation681-006 on Tape 681 (tape position 04:46:18–04:46:59)StartThursday, March 9, 1972 at 6:07 PMEndThursday, March 9, 1972 at 6:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 681-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180981 ↗

A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 681-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 681-6

Date: March 9, 1972
Time: 6:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

     The President’s schedule
          -Meeting

                -Ronald L. Ziegler

The unknown person left at 6:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 681-006, March 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180981). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/681-006 (accessed November 1, 2026).