Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 872 › Conversation 872-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 1:33 PM–2:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation872-014 on Tape 872StartThursday, March 8, 1973 at 1:33 PMEndThursday, March 8, 1973 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 872-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual while consuming a lunch of cottage cheese. The recorded segment captures a cursory exchange regarding the location of certain financial documents. No significant policy decisions or substantive administrative developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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I think I'll just have some, do you have some country's financial over here, this or over the other place?

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 1:33 pm and 2:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 872-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 872-14

Date: March 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:33 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Lunch
            -Cottage cheese

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.

Also recorded on March 8, 1973

  • 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.
  • 872-009 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.
  • 872-012 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.
  • 872-015 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.
  • 872-016 1:33 PM · 8 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.
  • 872-024 1:33 PM · 11 sec — 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 872-014, 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/872-014 (accessed October 6, 2026).