Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Charles W. Colson

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 12:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation840-010 on Tape 840StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 12:09 PMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 12:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 840-010 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182323 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 840-10

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: 12:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-17]

       Request for Charles W. Colson

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Uh, we've been trying to get a call from him.
He is probably in his office yet, but he can't be at the police station.

Also recorded on February 3, 1973

  • 840-006 10:59 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
  • 840-007 10:59 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
  • 840-009 11:05 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Marjorie P. Acker, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 12:08 pm.
  • 043-017 12:09 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 840-011 12:09 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:12 pm.
  • 840-012 12:12 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 043-018 12:15 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 043-019 12:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 840-010, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182323). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-010 (accessed November 15, 2026).