Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 867 › Conversation 867-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Paul Findley

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 12:25 PM–12:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation867-012 on Tape 867StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 12:25 PMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 12:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 867-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon briefly met with an unidentified man in the Oval Office. The conversation, lasting approximately ten minutes, concerned the arrival and departure of Paul Findley. No significant decisions or action items were recorded.

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All right.
This is supposed to be 10 minutes.
Yeah.
Let's see.

NARA Description

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 867-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 867-12

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

The President met with an unknown man.

       Paul Findley's arrival
             -Length of meeting
                                           -15-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 867-12 (cont’d)

            -End of meeting

The unknown man left.

Also recorded on March 2, 1973

  • 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.
  • 867-010 12:25 PM · 16 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.
  • 867-011 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.
  • 867-013 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 867-012, 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/867-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).