Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 454 › Conversation 454-010
Nixon White House recording on Record-keeping
Saturday, February 20, 1971 · 2:44 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
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On February 20, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 454-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 454-10
Date: February 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met
Note to the President
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Also recorded on February 20, 1971
- 454-008 10:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:58 am.
- 454-009 10:58 AM · 3 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Peter M. Flanigan, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Robert C. Tyson, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, John D. Ehrlichman, John C. Whitaker, Elizabeth Bradley Whitaker, David Shriver, White House photographer, Charles W. Colson, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 am to 2:42 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 454-010, February 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/454-010 (accessed November 4, 2026).