Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 451 › Conversation 451-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on George P. Shultz

Thursday, February 18, 1971 · 3:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation451-014 on Tape 451 (tape position 03:17:50–03:17:59)StartThursday, February 18, 1971 at 3:32 PMEndThursday, February 18, 1971 at 3:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 451-014 ↗

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NARA Description

On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 451-14

Date: February 18, 1971
Time: 3:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to George P. Shultz

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Also recorded on February 18, 1971

  • 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.
  • 451-015 3:32 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 451-016 3:40 PM · 23 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 451-017 3:40 PM · 40 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 451-018 3:52 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:52 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 451-019 3:55 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 451-020 5:10 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 451-021 5:14 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 451-014, 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/451-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).