Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 866 › Conversation 866-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meeting

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 10:51 AM–10:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation866-008 on Tape 866StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:51 AMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:56 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 866-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon briefly met with an unidentified man in the Oval Office. The conversation appears to have been very short, possibly interrupted by a presidential conference or the news. The only discernible topic mentioned was the exchange of gifts, specifically ashtrays and cufflinks.

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I think we can also hear the presidential conference.
The news.

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 10:51 am and 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 866-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 866-8

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:51 am and 10:56 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

       Gifts
               -Ashtrays
               -Cufflinks

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:56 am.

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  • 866-010 10:51 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 866-011 10:51 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 866-008, 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/866-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).