Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 880 › Conversation 880-025

Nixon White House recording on White House Press Office

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 11:22 AM–11:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation880-025 on Tape 880StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 11:22 AMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 11:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 880-025 ↗

President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to conduct a review of his upcoming schedule. The discussion specifically focused on coordinating administrative arrangements with the Press Office. No further substantive details were recorded, and the meeting concluded abruptly.

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I told those two things.

On March 15, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-025 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 880-25

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:22 am and 11:58 am
Location: Oval Office
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                 Conversation No. 880-25 (cont’d)

Unknown people met.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       President’s schedule
             -Press office

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:58 am.
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Conversation 880-025, 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/880-025 (accessed October 12, 2026).