Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 873 › Conversation 873-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 6:22 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an evening meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The discussion, which remains largely redacted or unrecorded due to the restrictive nature of the archival segment, pertains to the return of a specific person. No further details regarding policy, strategy, or broader administrative developments are discernable from the available record.
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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 6:22 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 873-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation no. 873-4
Date: March 8, 1973
Time: Unknown after 6:22 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Return of someone
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at an unknown time after 6:22 pm.
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Conversation No. 873-4 (cont’d)Also recorded on March 8, 1973
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- 872-021 4:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 872-022 4:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 872-023 4:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
- 873-001 5:01 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald A. Sarasin, Edward R. Madigan, John B. Conlan, Marjorie S. Holt, George M. O'Brien, Clair W. Burgener, L. A. ("Skip") Bafalis, Samuel H. Young, William M. Ketchum, Steven D. Symms, James P. ("Jim") Johnson, William H. Hudnut, III, Robert J. Huber, Paul W. Cronin, Benjamin A. Gilman, Tennyson Guyer, John A. Proven, Robin L. Beard, James G. Martin, Matthew J. Rinaldo, James Abdnor, Edward Young, Stanford E. Parris, David Towell, William F. Walsh, Robert W. Daniel, Jr., Angelo D. Roncallo, E. G. ("Bud") Shuster, Harold V. Froehlich, William E. Timmons, M. Caldwell Butler, Ralph S. Regula, Donald J. Mitchell, and Trent Lott met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:52 pm.
- 873-002 5:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:52 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 873-003 5:55 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 873-005 6:22 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 6:22 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 873-004, 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/873-004 (accessed October 6, 2026).