Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 848 › Conversation 848-017
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Unknown participants
Monday, February 5, 1973 · 1:59 PM–4:52 PM ET · Oval Office · 45 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified group convened in the Oval Office to engage in an inquiry, potentially involving discussions regarding smoking. Due to the lack of a transcript and the fragmented nature of the recording, the specific identities of the participants and the formal purpose of the meeting remain unknown. The session concluded abruptly before the end of the scheduled window, leaving no record of finalized decisions or actionable outcomes.
- Oval Office
- Unknown participants
- Inquiry
- Smoking
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On February 5, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 4:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 848-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 848-17
Date: February 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 4:52 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
Smoking [?]
Inquiry
The recording was cut off at an unknown time before 4:52 pm.Also recorded on February 5, 1973
- 848-014 12:56 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard A. Moore, Lt. Col. William L. Golden, White House operator, Teresa Olson, Kenneth Olson, Mary Weigal, Agnes Ullmer, Henry Ullmer, Irene Lemery, Loren Lemery, Clara Best, Joyce Nolde, Blair Nolde, Brent Nolde, Kimberly Nolde, Bryon Nolde, Bart Nolde, Henry Joseph Nolde, Joseph Nolde, Henry Nolde, Jr., and Irene Nolde met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:09 pm.
- 848-015 1:09 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:09 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 043-213 1:38 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 043-030 1:54 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:54 pm.
- 848-016 1:58 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:58 pm to 1:59 pm.
- 408-001 1:59 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 408-002 1:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 408-003 2:58 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Earl L. Butz, James T. Lynn, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:58 pm to 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 848-017, February 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/848-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).