Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 450 › Conversation 450-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 10:10 AM–10:28 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation450-009 onTape 450 (tape position 00:55:46–00:57:05)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 10:10 AMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 10:28 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, private meeting with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of a decipherable transcript or contextual logs, the specific subject matter and any resulting actions remain unknown. The interaction concluded within eighteen minutes, leaving no record of substantive policy discussions or decision-making.

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NARA Description

On February 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 450-9

Date: February 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:28 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman

     Schedule

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 10:28 am

Also recorded on February 16, 1971

  • 450-005 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. B. Everett Jordan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:17 am to 9:19 am.
  • 450-006 9:19 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 9:19 am and 9:35 am.
  • 450-007 9:19 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:35 am.
  • 450-008 9:35 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:10 am.
  • 450-010 10:28 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:49 am.
  • 450-011 10:49 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 11:03 am.
  • 450-012 11:03 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 11:04 am.
  • 450-013 11:04 AM · 45 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:24 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 450-009, February 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/450-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).