Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 866 › Conversation 866-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Medical consultation
Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 3:02 PM–3:06 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual to coordinate a consultation with a medical professional. The discussion centered on arranging this specific meeting, though no further details regarding the nature of the consultation or the identity of the doctor were captured. The interaction concluded quickly after the President signaled the need to speak with the doctor.
- Medical consultation
- Presidential schedule
- White House operations
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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 3:02 pm and 3:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 866-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 866-18
Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:02 pm and 3:06 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:06 pm.Also recorded on March 1, 1973
- 416-051 3:02 PM · 21 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 866-019 3:06 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert Roth, Walter R. Tkach, Richard L. Wilson, John L. Steele, Lucian C Warren, Jerald F. ("Jerry") terHorst, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 866-023 3:30 PM · 5 min — Unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 3:30 pm on March 1, 1973 and 11:00 am on March 2, 1973.
- 416-007 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 416-008 3:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 416-009 4:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:01 pm.
- 037-019 4:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:42 pm.
- 416-010 4:01 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 866-018, 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/866-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).