Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 880 › Conversation 880-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger
Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 4:17 PM–4:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified male visitor. The discussion served as an informal administrative interaction related to the President's schedule and the availability of Henry Kissinger. Due to the extremely short duration and lack of recorded content, no significant policy decisions or substantive developments were captured.
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NARA Description
On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 880-17
Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:17 pm and 4:18 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 880-15 (cont’d)
-President's schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 4:18 pm.Also recorded on March 15, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 880-017, 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/880-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).