Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 876 › Conversation 876-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Monday, March 12, 1973 · 8:29 AM–9:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation876-002 on Tape 876StartMonday, March 12, 1973 at 8:29 AMEndMonday, March 12, 1973 at 9:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 876-002 ↗

President Nixon held a meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual, during which Rose Mary Woods served as the recording secretary for the session. While the specific transcript is unavailable, the meeting took place amidst a period of intense focus on administrative management and internal White House operations. The engagement concluded before 9:30 am, though the substantive content of the discussion remains undocumented due to the lack of a surviving transcript.

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On March 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 9:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 876-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 876-2

Date: March 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:29 am and 9:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

      Transcription of memorandum
           -Rose Mary Woods

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:30 am.
  • 876-001 8:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 9:30 am.
  • 876-003 8:29 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 9:30 am.
  • 876-004 9:30 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 10:29 am.
  • 876-005 10:30 AM · 2 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:20 pm.
  • 876-006 12:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 876-007 12:20 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 876-008 12:21 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, Geoffrey C. Shepard, John E. ("Jack") Ingersoll, Thomas Devine, Mrs. Thomas Devine, Thomas Devine, Jr., Michael Devine, Mary Rita Devine, Lawrence M. Devine, W. Robert Devine, Samuel Tummillo, Clara Tumillo, Mary Ann Tummillo, Connie Fletcher, and Carla Statita met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:46 pm.
  • 876-009 12:34 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 12:46 pm.

Conversation 876-002, March 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/876-002 (accessed October 5, 2026).