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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation866-018 on Tape 866StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 3:02 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 3:06 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 866-018 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182647 ↗

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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.

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Let's just have a word with the doctor.
Mm-hmm.

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  • 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.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 866-018, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182647). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/866-018 (accessed November 15, 2026).