Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 878 › Conversation 878-010
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John W. Dean III
Tuesday, March 13, 1973 · 12:29 PM–12:42 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with John W. Dean III to discuss sensitive administrative or legal matters. While the transcript is fragmentary, the meeting centered on internal White House counsel concerns and the handling of ongoing investigations. No specific action items are recorded due to the fragmentary nature of the available transcript.
- John W. Dean III
- White House counsel
- Presidential records
- Internal investigations
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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 12:29 pm and 12:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 878-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 878-10
Date: March 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 12:42 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President's meeting with John W. Dean, III
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:29 pm.Also recorded on March 13, 1973
- 118-003 12:03 PM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 3:13 pm.
- 878-008 12:03 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Gen. B. A. Schriever, Harold R. Baker, Reginald E. Cole, Fred R. Boyett, Glenn R. Dickerson, Capt. William D. Harkins, Col. A. L. Schalbrack, John V. Vinciguerra, Mary Olmsted, Henry A. Carrington, B. N. McVay, Bernard E. Kelly, Reginald Johnson, Joseph Perry, Charles McMillan, Carl Kamp, Brian Usilaner, Norman Peterson, Earl L. Butz, William P. Rogers, William E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Dixy Lee Ray, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Arthur F. Sampson, Roy L. Ash, and Robert E. Hampton met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 878-009 12:17 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James H. Cavanaugh, Renee Vincent, Dr. Clarence Vincent, Mrs. Dr. Clarence Vincent, Philip Roos, and Mrs. Curtis Knighton met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:29 pm.
- 118-005 12:29 PM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 3:13 pm.
- 878-011 12:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 878-012 12:29 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 878-013 12:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 878-014 12:42 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 2:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 878-010, 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/878-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).