Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 852 › Conversation 852-018
Nixon White House recording on Violence and Rumors
Wednesday, February 7, 1973 · 5:12 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and unidentified individuals discuss reports regarding a violent incident involving a fatality on the street. The participants express skepticism regarding the veracity of the claim and deliberate on the uncertainty surrounding an unspecified duration of time or event. No further context is provided, leaving the nature of the event and the identities of the speakers unclear.
- Violence
- Rumors
- Unidentified subjects
- Public safety
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NARA Description
On February 7, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 852-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 852-18
Date: February 7, 1973
Time: Unknown after 5:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
Unknown person’s location
President’s location
The unknown people left at an unknown time at an unknown time after 5:12 pm.Also recorded on February 7, 1973
- 043-038 1:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:01 pm.
- 408-008 2:15 PM · 11 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 2:15 pm and 2:29 pm.
- 408-009 2:29 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:29 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 408-010 2:35 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 852-014 3:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John T. Dunlop, Mrs. John T. Dunlop, John D. Ehrlichman, Herbert Stein, Donald H. Rumsfeld, White House operator, George Renercomb, George P. Shultz, and Jack Mahon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:10 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 852-015 3:15 PM · 1 hr 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:15 pm to 5:11 pm.
- 852-016 5:11 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
- 852-017 5:11 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 852-018, February 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/852-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).