Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 868 › Conversation 868-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Peter J. Brennan

Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 9:10 AM–9:17 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation868-003 on Tape 868StartSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 9:10 AMEndSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 9:17 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 868-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate direct communication between the President and a member of his Cabinet. No further substantive policy discussions occur during this brief exchange.

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Secretary Brennan, please.

NARA Description

On March 3, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 868-3

Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:17 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 868-3 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 37-39]

Also recorded on March 3, 1973

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  • 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.
  • 868-002 9:10 AM · 12 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 868-003, 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/868-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).