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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House logistics

Friday, March 9, 1973 · 3:53 PM–4:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 45 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation875-003 on Tape 875StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 3:53 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 875-003 ↗

AI Summary

Staff members coordinated the physical rearrangement of furniture within the Oval Office, specifically involving the placement of a desk and chairs. The brief exchange focused exclusively on logistical concerns regarding office aesthetics or functional layout. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this transition.

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Okay, round about.
Get the chair and bring the desk.
It'll be in here in a moment.
Don't worry.
I don't need all these names.

NARA Description

On March 9, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 875-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 875-3
Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:53 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

       Furniture
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

             -Movement

The unknown people left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.

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  • 875-001 3:10 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:17 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 875-003, 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/875-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).