Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 457 › Conversation 457-008
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Presidential meetings
Wednesday, February 24, 1971 · 12:19 PM–12:35 PM ET · Oval Office ·1 min
AI Summary
This recorded segment features brief interactions between President Nixon and unidentified individuals within the Oval Office. Due to the lack of available transcripts and the short duration of the audio, the specific subject matter and purpose of the meeting remain undocumented. The encounter concluded with the participants departing the office shortly after their arrival.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On February 24, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 457-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 457-8
Date: February 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/27/2017. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-historical]
[457-008-w001]
[Duration: 1m 10s]
Telephone ringing
Office conversation
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The unknown people left at an unknown time before 12:35 pmAlso recorded on February 24, 1971
- 457-001 10:19 AM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, Virginia H. Knauer, Lewis A. Engman, Elizabeth Hanford, White House photographer, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 11:35 am.
- 457-002 11:35 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:38 am.
- 457-003 11:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:38 am.
- 457-004 11:55 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Clifford M. Hardin, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:19 pm.
- 457-007 12:01 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 457-005 12:34 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 1:24 pm.
- 457-009 12:35 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:43 pm.
- 457-006 1:24 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:24 pm to 1:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 457-008, February 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/457-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).