Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 872 › Conversation 872-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger

Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 9:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation872-002 on Tape 872StartThursday, March 8, 1973 at 9:54 PMEndThursday, March 8, 1973 at 9:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 872-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual, during which Henry Kissinger also made an appearance. The interaction consisted primarily of brief pleasantries exchanged in German. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions were recorded during this segment of the tape.

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Dankeschön.
Ja.

NARA Description

On March 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 872-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 872-2

Date: March 8, 1973
Time: 9:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Henry A. Kissinger
            -Arrival

The unknown man left at 9:54 am.

Also recorded on March 9, 1973

  • 872-001 9:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 pm and 9:54 pm.
  • 872-003 9:54 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 pm and 10:05 pm.
  • 037-064 9:26 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:26 am.
  • 037-065 9:26 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am.
  • 874-001 9:26 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:26 am.
  • 874-002 9:26 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am.
  • 874-003 9:26 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am.
  • 874-004 9:26 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 872-002, March 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/872-002 (accessed October 6, 2026).