Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-028
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential directives
Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 1:12 PM–3:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an undocumented meeting with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to address internal administrative matters. The discussion centered on an unspecified presidential request regarding personnel or operational logistics. The interaction concluded with a directive involving a call to a duty station, though the lack of a transcript prevents further clarification of the participants or specific policy objectives.
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NARA Description
On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 3:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 887-28
Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:12 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with unknown people.
Delivery [?]
President’s request
Call to duty station [?]
The President and unknown people left at an unknown time before 3:48 pm.Also recorded on March 22, 1973
- 044-003 1:13 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:14 pm.
- 422-023 1:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:13 pm.
- 044-004 1:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:15 pm.
- 044-005 1:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:21 pm.
- 422-024 1:14 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:14 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 422-025 1:14 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:21 pm.
- 422-026 1:14 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:21 pm.
- 044-006 1:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 1:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 887-028, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/887-028 (accessed October 2, 2026).