Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 849 › Conversation 849-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Monday, February 5, 1973 · 6:09 PM–6:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office for a brief, informal encounter. The discussion focused on the President's coat and included an exchange of gratitude between the parties. The meeting concluded quickly with the departure of the guests.
- Oval Office
- Presidential protocol
- Social interaction
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NARA Description
On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 849-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 849-2
Date: February 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:09 pm and 6:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with unknown people.
The President’s coat
Expression of thanks
The unknown people left at an unknown time before 6:15 pm.Also recorded on February 5, 1973
- 043-024 4:09 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 408-007 4:10 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:10 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 043-025 4:52 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 849-001 4:52 PM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Roy L. Ash, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 6:09 pm.
- 849-003 6:09 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 043-026 6:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 849-004 6:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:15 pm to 6:24 pm.
- 849-005 6:24 PM · 3 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 849-002, 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/849-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).