Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 881 › Conversation 881-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John W. Dean III

Friday, March 16, 1973 · 10:14 AM–10:18 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation881-001 on Tape 881StartFriday, March 16, 1973 at 10:14 AMEndFriday, March 16, 1973 at 10:18 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 881-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate his immediate professional schedule. The brief interaction focused on facilitating upcoming appointments with key advisors, specifically John W. Dean III, Henry A. Kissinger, and John D. Ehrlichman. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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It's President Johnny who wants to see us for about five minutes.

Okay.

NARA Description

On March 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 881-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 881-1

Date: March 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:14 am and 10:18 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President's schedule
             -Meeting with John W. Dean, III
             -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
             -Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:18 am.

Also recorded on March 16, 1973

881-002 10:18 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:18 am to 10:33 am.
881-003 10:34 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 11:10 am.
881-004 11:10 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 12:06 pm.
881-005 12:06 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wallace H. Johnson, Stephen B. Bull, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Peter V. Domenici, Nancy [Burk] (Burk) Domenici, Lisa Domenici, Peter Domenici, Jr., Nella Domenici, Claire Domenici, David Domenici, Nanette Domenici, Paula Domenici, and Helen Domenici met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:19 pm.
881-006 12:20 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. Farrell, Arlene Dahl, Rounseville ("Skip") Schaum, Lorenzo Shaum, and Carole Schaum met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:31 pm.
881-007 12:31 PM · 1 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 1:36 pm.
037-127 1:38 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.
420-001 1:38 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 881-001, March 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/881-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).