Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 871 › Conversation 871-012
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Administrative
Wednesday, March 7, 1973 · 12:20 PM–9:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
This recording captures an brief, unidentified interaction in the Oval Office involving President Nixon and at least one unknown woman. Due to the lack of substantive dialogue in the transcript, the specific purpose and context of the meeting remain indeterminable. The audio primarily documents the arrival and departure of guests without any discernible policy discussion or decision-making.
- Oval Office
- Administrative
- Logistics
- Unidentified participants
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:20 pm on March 7, 1973 and 9:51 am on March 8, 1973. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 871-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 871-12
Date: Unknown between March 7 and March 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm, March 7 and 9:51 am, March 8, 1973
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people me; an unknown woman can be heard in the background.
Assignment
An unknown woman entered at an unknown time after 12:20 pm, March 7, 1973.
Inquiry [?]
An unknown woman entered at an unknown time after 12:20 pm, March 7, 1973.
Arrival of someone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 871-12 (cont’d)
-Readiness
Unknown people left at an unknown time before 9:51 am, March 8, 1973.Also recorded on March 7, 1973
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- 417-018 12:24 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-019 12:24 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-020 12:24 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-021 12:24 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-022 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 417-023 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 871-012, March 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/871-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).