{"conversationCode":"869-021","tapeNumber":869,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-869-021","startDateTime":"1973-03-06T20:02:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-06T20:04:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Mar-1973","startTime":"3:02 PM","endDate":"6-Mar-1973","endTime":"3:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-021 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 869-21\n\nDate: March 6, 1973\nTime: 3:02 pm - 3:04 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       Mayors\n           -Meeting in Cabinet Room\n\nStephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:02 pm.\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:04 pm.\n\n       President's meeting at State Department, memorial service\n             -Families of slain diplomats\n                   -Informing President of presence\n                   -Memorial plaque [?]\n                   -Scheduling mix up\n\n\nThe President and Bull left at 3:04 pm.\n                                           -59-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                    Tape Subject Log\n                                     (rev. May-2010)","filename":["869-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"869-020","nextCode":"869-022","transcript":[{"start":7.76,"end":18.99,"text":"I was over there for this thing today."},{"start":19.05,"end":21.39,"text":"My dad was in here."},{"start":21.43,"end":23.51,"text":"The wives were not going to be there."},{"start":24.07,"end":31.82,"text":"After I finished speaking, I thought they were there."},{"start":58.85,"end":59.47,"text":"You saw it."},{"start":59.79,"end":60.99,"text":"You saw it."},{"start":61.01,"end":64.03,"text":"It had a written name."},{"start":64.25,"end":65.15,"text":"I wrote that name."},{"start":65.27,"end":71.4,"text":"And I was so specifically asked the question until about five minutes before you came down."},{"start":71.46,"end":72.22,"text":"Sure, the family's not there."},{"start":90.87,"end":94.97,"text":"This is a very poor-standard invention."},{"start":95.05,"end":101.29,"text":"Find out what happened."},{"start":102.17,"end":107.45,"text":"Just so, I guess, I need to know that before I speak."},{"start":107.47,"end":113.64,"text":"I frequently notice, particularly when we check, ask the question of our senators."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual and Stephen B. Bull to address a scheduling error regarding a memorial service for slain diplomats at the State Department. The discussion centered on a miscommunication concerning the attendance of the victims' families, which led the President to believe they would not be present. Nixon expressed frustration over the administrative oversight and directed staff to investigate the cause of the confusion.","topics":["State Department","Memorial service","Scheduling error","Diplomatic relations","Administrative oversight"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:47:22.276Z"},"topicSlugs":["state-department","memorial-service","scheduling-error","diplomatic-relations","administrative-oversight"],"audioDurationSec":125,"audioFiles":[{"file":"869-021.mp3","bytes":915456,"durationSec":124.65,"bitrate":58752,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/869-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/869/conversation-869-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}