Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 839 › Conversation 839-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 8:26 AM–8:32 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation839-002 on Tape 839StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 8:26 AMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 8:32 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 839-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to facilitate the delivery of specific materials. The encounter was short, lasting less than six minutes, and concluded with the visitor departing the office. No further details regarding the nature of the materials or the identity of the individual were recorded.

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NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 8:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 839-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 839-2

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:26 am and 8:32 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

       Delivery of material

The unknown woman left before 8:32 am.

Also recorded on January 23, 1973

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  • 036-062 8:30 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
  • 839-003 8:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:30 am.
  • 839-004 8:30 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:32 am.
  • 839-005 8:32 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:52 am.
  • 036-063 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
  • 404-001 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 839-002, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/839-002 (accessed October 11, 2026).