Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 868 › Conversation 868-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 9:19 AM–9:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to discuss matters pertaining to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The discussion centered on instructions for Ziegler, though the specific nature of these directives remains undocumented due to the lack of a transcript. The meeting concluded when the unknown participant departed shortly before 9:40 am.
- Ronald L. Ziegler
- Presidential instructions
- White House communications
- Administration strategy
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 9:19 am and 9:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 868-6
Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:19 am and 9:49 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Instructions
-Ronald L. Ziegler
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:40 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.
- 868-002 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.
- 868-003 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.
- 868-007 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 868-006, 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/868-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).