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Nixon White House recording on Military Personnel and Operational Security

Friday, February 2, 1973 · 10:54 AM–11:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation847-010 on Tape 847StartFriday, February 2, 1973 at 10:54 AMEndFriday, February 2, 1973 at 11:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 847-010 ↗

AI Summary

Two unidentified individuals met in the Oval Office to discuss operational staffing, logistics, and the movement of personnel within a unit. The participants conferred on the status of absent team members and the necessity of fortifying their current position. The discussion concluded with a directive to relocate a corporal to address these staffing gaps.

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Probably in a combat here, chief.
Yeah.
Probably in a combat.
So the captain is there?
Huh?
The captain is?
No, they have a duty.
They need to fortify me.
Oh.
Because I and two of their members are not here yet.
I see.
Well, let's bring the corporal over there.
Okay.

NARA Description

On February 2, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 847-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 847-10

Date: February 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:54 am and 11:50 am
Location: Oval Office

Two unknown men met.

[Conversation in Spanish]

       Dinner[?]

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 11:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 847-010, February 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/847-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).