Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 846 › Conversation 846-005

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Political targeting

Thursday, February 1, 1973 · 12:15 PM–12:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation846-005 on Tape 846StartThursday, February 1, 1973 at 12:15 PMEndThursday, February 1, 1973 at 12:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 846-005 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified speaker briefly mentions that an unspecified group is targeting an individual referred to as "Susie." The conversation lacks further context, ending abruptly as the participants depart the Oval Office after only two minutes. Due to the minimal content and ambiguous subjects, no policy decisions or substantive actions were recorded during this exchange.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.6 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Yeah, they're going after Susie.

NARA Description

On February 1, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 846-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 846-5

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

       Departure

The unknown people left at an unknown time before 12:17 pm.

Also recorded on February 1, 1973

  • 846-006 12:17 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 846-007 12:38 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 846-008 12:38 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 846-009 1:00 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 846-010 1:13 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:40 pm.
  • 846-011 1:13 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:40 pm.
  • 406-057 1:40 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 846-012 1:40 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:56 pm.

All 27 conversations from February 1, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 846-005, February 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/846-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).