Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 867 › Conversation 867-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Paul Findley

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 12:25 PM–12:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation867-010 on Tape 867StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 12:25 PMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 12:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 867-010 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with Paul Findley in the Oval Office. The purpose of the meeting appears to have been Findley's arrival and a brief interaction before he departed. Helmut Sonnenfeldt was also mentioned as being present or involved. The conversation was very short and contained no substantive discussion of policy or action items.

  • Paul Findley
  • Oval Office
  • President Nixon
  • Helmut Sonnenfeldt
  • Brief meeting

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It's good to hear you.
I don't believe so.
We want to see you, sis.
Well, you're so good.
Oh, yeah.
You got a big game.
It's on the phone.
I'll let you know.

On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 867-10

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and before 12:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

        Paul Findley's arrival
              -Meeting with President
              -Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 867-10 (cont’d)

The unknown man left.
  • 867-008 11:51 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:16 pm.
  • 867-009 11:51 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Rebecca Jane Dalton Weinberger, James H. Cavanaugh, Peter Yu, Richard Ross, Kemmons Wilson, William W. Moore, and Jack P. Segal met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:16 pm.
  • 867-011 12:25 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 867-012 12:25 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 867-013 12:30 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard K. Cook, Paul Findley, and Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 867-014 12:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:49 pm.
  • 867-015 12:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, Jill Goode, Claudia Goode, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 867-016 1:00 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 1:27 pm.

Conversation 867-010, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).