Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Friday, March 9, 1973 · 12:56 PM–1:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation874-014 on Tape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 12:56 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 1:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 874-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The conversation involved scheduling concerns and personnel coordination, specifically touching upon the activities of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler and advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The discussion focused primarily on managing upcoming press briefings and internal administrative arrangements.

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NARA Description

On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 874-14

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

        Ronald L. Ziegler
             -Location
                   -Press briefing
                   -John D. Ehrlichman
             -Meeting with President

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 874-14 (cont’d)

Also recorded on March 9, 1973

037-066 12:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-013 12:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-015 12:56 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-016 12:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
874-017 12:56 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm.
037-067 1:04 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
874-018 1:04 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
874-019 1:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 874-014, March 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/874-014 (accessed October 5, 2026).