Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 878 › Conversation 878-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Speechwriting

Tuesday, March 13, 1973 · 8:14 AM–11:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation878-003 on Tape 878StartTuesday, March 13, 1973 at 8:14 AMEndTuesday, March 13, 1973 at 11:00 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 878-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss the preparation and delivery of a specific speech and letter. The conversation focused on the logistical coordination of these communications, though the transcript remains largely undefined. No significant policy decisions or further actions were recorded during this brief, undocumented exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 11:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 878-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 878-3

Date: March 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:14 am and 11:00 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

      Speech and letter
           -Delivery
                                             -2-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 878-3 (cont’d)

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:00 am.

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  • 878-004 8:14 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 11:00 am.
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  • 118-001 8:39 AM · 2 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congresional leaders, including James T. Lynn, Joseph T. Sneed, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John G. Tower, Norris Cotton, Wallace F. Bennett, William E. Brock, III, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, David T. Martin, Samuel L. Devine, George H. W. Bush, Roy L. Ash, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, Donald E. Santarelli, Henry E. Petersen, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 11:00 am.
  • 118-002 11:00 AM · 7 min — Recipients of the 1972 Management Improvement Award, including Brian Usilaner, Harold R. Baker, Reginald E. Cole, Fred R. Boyett, Glenn R. Dickerson, Capt. William D. Harkins, Col. A. L. Schalbrack, John V. Vinciguerra, Mary Olmstead, B. N. McVay, Bernard E. Kelly, Reginald Johnson, Joseph Perry, Charles McMillan, Earl L. Butz, William P. Rogers, Willliam E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Dixy Lee Ray, Carl Kamp, Caspar ("Cap") Weinberger, Arthur F. Sampson, Roy L. Ash, Robert E. Hampton, Norman Peterson, and Gen. B. A. Schriever, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 12:03 pm.
  • 878-005 11:00 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and George H. W. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:16 am.
  • 878-006 11:16 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 878-003, March 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/878-003 (accessed October 23, 2026).