Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 872 › Conversation 872-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Anatoliy Dobrynin

Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 12:46 PM–12:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation872-009 on Tape 872StartThursday, March 8, 1973 at 12:46 PMEndThursday, March 8, 1973 at 12:53 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 872-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon prepares to meet with Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, who is waiting in an aide's office. The brief discussion with an unidentified staff member serves to coordinate the logistics and timing for this diplomatic encounter. The conversation concludes with the President confirming his readiness to proceed with the meeting immediately.

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Sir, it's me, the Ambassador.
Bud Weiss, Ambassador to Britain.
Are you ready to see him?
He's in Dr. Dissinger's office.
Yes.
Yeah, I didn't know.
I thought it wouldn't be until 1 o'clock.
I'm sorry.
I'll see you right now.
Yes.

NARA Description

On March 8, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 872-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 872-9

Date: March 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 12:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President's meeting with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
             -Dobrynin's location

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:53 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.
  • 872-008 12:46 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:46 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 872-009, 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/872-009 (accessed October 6, 2026).