Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, March 30, 1973 · 8:50 AM–9:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation890-005 on Tape 890StartFriday, March 30, 1973 at 8:50 AMEndFriday, March 30, 1973 at 9:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 890-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to facilitate the immediate transfer of a manila envelope. The brief interaction focused on the urgent exchange of these materials, characterized by a sense of haste and security-related concerns. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded before the participant departed the office.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.1 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Quick, the alarm.
They're letting it blow.
Gerald had it.

NARA Description

On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 890-5

Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 9:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

       Request for manila envelope

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:07 am.

Also recorded on March 30, 1973

  • 044-096 8:32 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:42 am.
  • 044-097 8:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:50 am.
  • 890-003 8:42 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:42 am to 8:50 am.
  • 890-004 8:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am.
  • 890-006 8:50 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 8:50 am and 9:07 am.
  • 890-007 8:50 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am.
  • 890-008 8:50 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, George P. Shultz, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 11:18 am.
  • 890-036 8:50 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am.

All 60 conversations from March 30, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 890-005, March 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/890-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).