Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 874 › Conversation 874-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential…

Friday, March 9, 1973 · 1:40 PM–2:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation874-023 on Tape 874StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 1:40 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 2:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 874-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to facilitate the review and distribution of speech materials. Their discussion focused on the preparation and handling of physical copies of a forthcoming address, specifically addressing plans for its television broadcast. The meeting concluded after the transfer of these documents was finalized.

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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 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 874-23

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

      Copies of a speech
           -Other copies
                  -Television [TV]

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:03 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on March 9, 1973

  • 874-021 1:35 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:35 pm to 1:40 pm.
  • 874-022 1:40 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
  • 874-024 1:40 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
  • 874-025 1:40 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 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
  • 874-027 1:40 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:03 pm.
  • 874-026 2:03 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 874-029 2:10 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 037-068 2:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 874-023, 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/874-023 (accessed October 5, 2026).