Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 867 › Conversation 867-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Diplomatic credentials
Friday, March 2, 1973 · 3:33 PM–3:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon briefly met with an unidentified man in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of the meeting was to discuss the order of diplomatic credentials ceremonies for Malaysia, Mauritania, Iceland, Guyana, and Paraguay. The unknown man departed shortly after the discussion.
- Diplomatic credentials
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
- Iceland
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Oval Office
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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 3:33 pm and 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 867-17
Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:33 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Schedule
-Diplomatic credentials ceremony
-Malaysia, Mauritania, Iceland, Guyana, Paraguay
-Order
The unknown man left.Also recorded on March 2, 1973
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- 867-021 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin S. Cohen, and Mrs. Cohen met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 867-022 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harold Finger, and Mrs. Harold Finger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 867-023 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Robert C. Moot, and Mrs. Robert C. Moot met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 867-024 4:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard F. Schubert, and Mrs. Richard F. Schubert met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 867-017, 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/867-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).