Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 868 › Conversation 868-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office visitors
Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 9:10 AM–9:17 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. Although the specific nature of the discussion remains unclear due to the brevity and indistinct content of the recording, the participant provided a name to the President before departing shortly thereafter. The exchange appears to be a quick administrative or personal update, as the meeting concluded in under seven minutes.
- Presidential scheduling
- Oval Office visitors
- White House administration
- Unidentified visitor
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NARA Description
On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 868-2
Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:17 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Schedule
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:17 am.Also recorded on March 3, 1973
- 037-039 9:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 868-001 9:10 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 868-003 9:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 868-004 9:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:17 am.
- 037-040 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William J. Baroody, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:17 am to 9:19 am.
- 868-005 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:19 am.
- 868-006 9:19 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:49 am.
- 868-007 9:40 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 868-002, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/868-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).