Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 869 › Conversation 869-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John W. Dean III

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 8:06 AM–8:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation869-002 on Tape 869StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:06 AMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 8:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 869-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182789 ↗

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NARA Description

On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 8:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 869-2

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:06 am and 8:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

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            -John W. Dean, III [?]

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:20 am.
                                               -2-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 869-002, March 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182789). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-002 (accessed November 15, 2026).