Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative…

Friday, March 9, 1973 · 12:56 PM–1:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation874-017 on Tape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 12:56 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 1:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 874-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, routine administrative exchange with a White House operator. The conversation functioned as a standard telecommunications check, primarily involving instructions for placing or managing a specific call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief contact.

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NARA Description

On March 9, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 874-17

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-66]

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.
  • 874-014 12:56 PM · 12 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 874-017, 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/874-017 (accessed October 5, 2026).