Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 886 › Conversation 886-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office
Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 12:07 PM–12:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting with an unidentified individual regarding his immediate daily itinerary. The discussion focused on the logistics of the President's upcoming arrivals and movements. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this three-minute interaction.
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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 12:07 pm and 12:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 886-12
Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Arrival
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:10 pm.Also recorded on March 21, 1973
- 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.
- 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.
- 886-013 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 886-012, 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/886-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).