Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 873 › Conversation 873-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 6:22 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, private meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. Due to the lack of a transcript and the restriction of segments under a deed of gift, the specific purpose and content of the discussion remain undocumented. The interaction concluded without any publicly verifiable decisions or official action items.
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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 873-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 873-5
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]
Request for someone [?]
-Item [?]
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at an unknown time after 6:22 pm.Also recorded on March 8, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 873-005, 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/873-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).