Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 886 › Conversation 886-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Soviet gymnasts

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 11:55 AM–11:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation886-009 on Tape 886StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 11:55 AMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 11:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 886-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate the logistics and protocol for an upcoming visit by the Soviet gymnastic team. The discussion focused on arrangements for press coverage, the sequence of events, and the presentation of a commemorative book. Stephen B. Bull was identified as a key point of contact for finalizing the scheduling and the President's remarks.

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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 11:55 am and 11:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 886-9

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:55 and 11:57 a.m.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President's meeting with Soviet gymnasts
             -Arrangements
                   -Press
             -Photographs
             -Format
             -President's remarks
                   -Stephen B. Bull
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 886-9 (cont’d)

             -Presentation
                   -Book

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:57 am.

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 886-010 11:57 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, White House photographer, Lyubov I. Boganova, Olga V. Korbut, Antonina V. Koshel, Tamara V. Lazakovich, Rusudan A. Sikharulidze, Lyudmila I. Turishcheva, Vladimir M. Smolevskiy, Vikentiy D. Dimitriyev, Renald I. Dnysh, Vladislav A. Rastrotskiy, Lyudmila I. Il???Yashevasaya, and Dimtry Zarechnak met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 12:07 pm.
  • 886-011 12:07 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:10 pm.
  • 886-012 12:07 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 12:07 pm and 12:10 pm.
  • 886-013 12:10 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David Packard, James Roosevelt, John W. Byrnes, William J. Baroody, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:35 pm.
  • 886-014 12:36 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anthony T. ("Tony") Rossi, Acheille Mongelli, Ralph W. Persico, unknown person(s), and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:53 pm.
  • 886-015 12:54 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 886-016 1:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm.
  • 886-017 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 886-009, 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/886-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).