Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 884 › Conversation 884-024

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office operations

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 8:10 AM–8:38 AM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation884-024 on Tape 884StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 8:10 AMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 8:38 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 884-024 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to conduct a brief morning consultation. While the specific details of the discussion remain restricted, the primary focus of the meeting centered on the President's upcoming official schedule. No further substantive actions or developments were documented in the available records for this session.

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On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:38 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-024 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 884-24

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:10 am and before 8:38 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

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       President's schedule [?]

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:38 am.
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Conversation 884-024, March 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/884-024 (accessed October 2, 2026).