Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 872 › Conversation 872-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House logistics

Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 12:46 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation872-008 on Tape 872StartThursday, March 8, 1973 at 12:46 PMEndThursday, March 8, 1973 at 12:46 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 872-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate adjustments to his official schedule. The discussion focused primarily on the logistics of rescheduling appointments, specifically regarding a meeting with Tony Martin. The parties reached a consensus to delay the start of the subsequent engagement to 1:00 p.m. due to ongoing preparation requirements.

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And we're ready for the next one.

What?

We're not ready yet.

We changed it to one o'clock.

It's not quite ready.

Oh, my, my.

Mr. Martin, please.

One o'clock.

Oh, it's just one o'clock.

NARA Description

On March 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 872-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 872-8

Date: March 8, 1973
Time: 12:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.
                                            -15-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 872-23 (cont’d)

             President's schedule-Appointments
                   -Rescheduling
                   -Tony Martin

The unknown woman left at 12:46 pm.

Also recorded on March 8, 1973

872-007 12:05 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Sultan Mohammad Khan, Mustafa Khar, and Aziz Ahmed met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:46 pm.
872-009 12:46 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:53 pm.
872-010 12:46 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:53 pm.
872-011 12:46 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:15 pm.
872-012 1:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, Robert V. Davison, Mrs. Robert V. Davison, Allen G. Kaupinen, Mrs. Allen G. Kaupinen, Robert A. F. Reisner, Mrs. Robert A. F. Reisner, Jane S. Eberle, Carolyn K. Muse, and Gary Axelson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:21 pm.
872-013 1:22 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tony Martin, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:33 pm.
872-014 1:33 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:20 pm.
872-015 1:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 872-008, March 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/872-008 (accessed October 6, 2026).