Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 866 › Conversation 866-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John W. Dean III

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 8:42 AM–9:18 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation866-002 on Tape 866StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 8:42 AMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 9:18 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 866-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The primary focus of their brief exchange was a request concerning John W. Dean III. No specific decisions or action items were recorded beyond the initial request.

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You should have found me.

I... Did you?

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 866-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 866-2

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:42 am and 9:18 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

       Request for John W. Dean, III

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:18 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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.
866-020 8:42 AM · 9 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 866-002, 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/866-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).