Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 879 › Conversation 879-003
Nixon & Scali on United Nations and Ambassadorial appointment
Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 11:02 PM–11:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled exchange with John A. Scali, his newly appointed Ambassador to the United Nations, to touch base regarding his recent appointment. The conversation lasted only one minute and appears to have served as an informal check-in rather than a substantive policy discussion. No significant developments or specific action items were recorded during this brief interaction.
- John A. Scali
- United Nations
- Ambassadorial appointment
- White House communications
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NARA Description
On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 pm to 11:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 879-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 879-3 Date: March 14, 1973 Time: 11:02 am-11:03 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with John A. Scali. [See Conversation No. 37-101]
Also recorded on March 15, 1973
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- 037-112 8:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm.
- 037-113 8:13 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm.
- 037-114 8:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:30 pm to 8:33 pm.
- 037-115 9:20 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:20 am.
- 037-116 9:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:05 am.
- 416-033 9:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:20 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 879-003, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/879-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).