Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 670 › Conversation 670-002

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

Monday, February 14, 1972 · 8:52 AM–9:12 AM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation670-002 onTape 670 (tape position 00:06:50–00:07:26)StartMonday, February 14, 1972 at 8:52 AMEndMonday, February 14, 1972 at 9:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 670-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with George P. Shultz and John D. Ehrlichman in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative priorities and staffing assignments. The participants briefly discussed personnel matters and the progression of specific agenda items. The meeting concluded with Nixon providing instructions on the handling of these key subjects.

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music, George Shultz and John Irving.
And also you might have... Yeah, those two first, thank you.

NARA Description

On February 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 670-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 670-2

Date: February 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:52 am and 9:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Meeting
          -George P. Shultz
          -John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on February 14, 1972

  • 090-003 8:40 AM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Administration officials, and members of Congress, including Harry F. Byrd, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, John G. Tower, Thomas N. Downing, Norman F. Lent, Thomas J. ("Tom") Steed, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Edward L. Morgan, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 12:45 pm.
  • 670-001 8:52 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:12 am.
  • 670-003 8:52 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:12 am.
  • 670-004 8:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:12 am.
  • 670-005 9:12 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 10:02 am.
  • 670-006 10:02 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:07 am.
  • 670-007 10:07 AM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Arthur F. Burns, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:59 am.
  • 670-008 10:59 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:59 am to 11:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 670-002, February 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/670-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).