Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 854 › Conversation 854-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Tuesday, February 13, 1973 · 9:41 AM–9:48 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Oval Office for a brief interaction. The brief, seven-minute exchange consisted of standard greetings and the delivery of unspecified materials or information. No substantive policy discussions or significant presidential directives were recorded during this encounter.
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NARA Description
On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 854-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 854-16
Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:41 am and 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Greetings
Delivery [?]
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.Also recorded on February 13, 1973
- 854-009 9:15 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:34 am.
- 854-010 9:15 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:34 am.
- 854-011 9:15 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:34 am.
- 043-062 9:34 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. James Mulligan talked on the telephone from 9:34 am to 9:41 am.
- 854-014 9:34 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. James A. Mulligan, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 9:41 am.
- 854-015 9:41 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:48 am.
- 854-038 9:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:48 am.
- 854-017 9:48 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 10:52 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 854-016, February 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/854-016 (accessed October 1, 2026).