Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 867 › Conversation 867-035
Nixon & Ziegler on Timothy G. Elbourne and People's Republic of China
Friday, March 2, 1973 · 5:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec
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On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-035 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 867-35
Date: March 2, 1973
Time: 5:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
President's meeting with Timothy G. Elbourne
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Elbourne's attendance at Sammy Davis, Jr. event
Ziegler left.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 867-035, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182727). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-035 (accessed November 2, 2026).