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Nixon White House recording on Document distribution and Oval Office meeting

Thursday, February 1, 1973 · 1:40 PM–2:56 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation846-012 on Tape 846StartThursday, February 1, 1973 at 1:40 PMEndThursday, February 1, 1973 at 2:56 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 846-012 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified participant met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to briefly discuss the dissemination of specific documents or materials. The conversation centered on a scheduled distribution process, with the President confirming that the items would be released the following day. No other substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this brief interaction.

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Yeah, I'll hand it out tomorrow.

NARA Description

On February 1, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 846-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 846-12

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 846-18 (cont’d)

               President's location
                      -Oval Office

The unknown people left at an unknown time before 2:56 pm.

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  • 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.
  • 846-013 2:56 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
  • 846-014 2:57 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 846-012, 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/846-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).