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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes

Monday, March 12, 1973 · 12:34 PM–3:06 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation876-014 on Tape 876StartMonday, March 12, 1973 at 12:34 PMEndMonday, March 12, 1973 at 3:06 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 876-014 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182935 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to conduct official business, though the specific nature of the discussion remains undocumented due to the lack of an available transcript. The interaction took place during a mid-afternoon block of time, concluding before 3:06 pm. Because no audio record or descriptive log of the subject matter exists, the historical purpose and specific outcomes of this meeting cannot be determined.

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NARA Description

On March 12, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 3:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 876-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 876-14

Date: March 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 3:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men met.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       The President’s location

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The unknown men left at an unknown time before 3:06 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The recording contains no intelligible speech, only faint background noises and heavy tape hiss.

Also recorded on March 12, 1973

  • 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.
  • 037-094 12:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 419-001 12:46 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 419-002 12:46 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 419-003 12:46 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 419-004 12:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 419-005 12:46 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 876-014, March 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182935). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/876-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).