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 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182627 ↗

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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.

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

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I think we can also hear the presidential conference.

The news.

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037-016 10:51 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:52 am.
866-006 10:51 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:51 am.
866-007 10:51 AM · 1 min — 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.
866-009 10:51 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
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.
037-017 10:52 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 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 (NAID 417182627). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/866-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).