Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential…

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation890-006 on Tape 890StartFriday, March 30, 1973 at 8:50 AMEndFriday, March 30, 1973 at 9:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 890-006 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to facilitate the delivery of an unspecified item. The brief exchange concludes with the participant departing the office shortly after the handover. Due to the lack of transcript detail, the broader political or administrative significance of the interaction remains unknown.

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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 890-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 890-6

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

The President met with an unknown person.

       Receipt of item [?]

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:07 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 890-6 (cont’d)
  • 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.
  • 890-005 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.

Conversation 890-006, 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/890-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).