Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 886 › Conversation 886-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Brent Scowcroft

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 8:20 AM–8:24 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation886-003 on Tape 886StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 8:20 AMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 8:24 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 886-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief morning meeting with General Brent Scowcroft in the Oval Office. Although the specific substance of their exchange was not captured or remains undefined, the meeting highlights the President's ongoing consultations with his national security staff during a critical period of his administration. No definitive decisions or actions were recorded during this four-minute encounter.

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NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 886-3

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:20 am and 8:24 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

       Meeting with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:24 am.

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 886-001 8:04 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:11 am.
  • 886-002 8:11 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:11 am to 8:21 am.
  • 886-004 8:24 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:24 am to 8:27 am.
  • 886-005 8:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 9:15 am.
  • 886-006 8:27 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 9:15 am.
  • 886-007 9:15 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 10:12 am.
  • 886-008 9:15 AM · 1 hr 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, III, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 11:55 am.
  • 886-009 11:55 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 886-003, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/886-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).