Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 451 › Conversation 451-009
Nixon & Albertazzie on Presidential travel and Health
Thursday, February 18, 1971 · 1:09 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Lieutenant Colonel Ralph D. Albertazzie, the pilot of Air Force One, for a brief exchange. Their discussion centered on personal health matters and the advancements in modern medicine. No further policy developments or official actions were recorded during this short meeting.
- Presidential travel
- Health
- Modern medicine
- Ralph D. Albertazzie
Audio
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NARA Description
On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 451-9
Date: February 18, 1971
Time: 1:09 pm - 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with Lieutenant Colonel Ralph D. Albertazzie
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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under PRMPA regulations 08/07/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Privacy]
[451-009-w001]
[Duration: 30s]
Ralph D. Albertazzie
-Health
-Modern medicine
******************************************************************************Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
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- 451-011 1:10 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 451-013 2:32 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 451-014 3:32 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 451-009, February 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/451-009 (accessed November 2, 2026).