Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 881 › Conversation 881-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Friday, March 16, 1973 · 6:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified participant. The encounter lasted less than a minute, ending at 6:43 pm. Due to the lack of a transcript or supporting documentation, the specific subject matter and any potential action items remain officially unrecorded.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 881-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 881-13
Date: March 16, 1973
Time: 6:43 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Item for President's library
The President and the unknown person left at 6:43 pm.Also recorded on March 16, 1973
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- 881-008 4:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:51 pm to 4:52 pm.
- 881-009 4:52 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:02 pm.
- 881-010 4:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:02 pm.
- 881-011 5:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:10 pm.
- 881-012 5:10 PM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, and Herman Kahn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 6:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 881-013, 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/881-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).