Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 886 › Conversation 886-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 1:05 PM–1:06 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation886-016 on Tape 886StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 1:05 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 1:06 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 886-016 ↗

AI Summary

Stephen B. Bull informs President Nixon that Mr. Hall is currently in the barbershop and will proceed to the Oval Office shortly for a scheduled meeting. This brief interaction serves to coordinate the arrival of an upcoming visitor and manage the President's immediate schedule. The exchange reflects routine administrative logistics regarding the flow of personnel into the Oval Office.

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Mr. Hall is in the barbershop.
He'll be right up.
Goodbye.

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 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 886-16

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       H. R. Haldeman
             -Meeting with President
                  -Location

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:06 pm.

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  • 886-018 1:06 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:06 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 037-183 1:21 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 421-001 1:21 PM · 55 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 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 421-002 1:21 PM · 15 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 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 886-019 1:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 886-020 1:21 PM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 886-016, 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/886-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).