Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 883 › Conversation 883-006
Nixon White House recording on Casual conversation and Travel
Monday, March 19, 1973 · 12:34 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 53 sec
AI Summary
This brief and ambiguous exchange involves unidentified participants casually discussing travel plans and the perceived reliability of certain information or circumstances. The conversation lacks sufficient context to discern a specific political purpose or professional intent, suggesting it may have been peripheral chatter. No substantive developments, decisions, or policy discussions occurred during this segment.
- Casual conversation
- Travel
- Information reliability
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NARA Description
On March 19, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 883-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 883-6
Date: March 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:34 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met.
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President’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 883-5 (cont’d)
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on March 19, 1973
- 037-153 12:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-012 12:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-013 12:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-014 12:35 PM · 10 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 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-015 12:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-016 12:35 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 037-154 1:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:28 pm to 1:31 pm.
- 420-017 1:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:28 pm to 1:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 883-006, March 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/883-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).