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Nixon & Acker on Japanese tapes and Transcription

Tuesday, February 13, 1973 · 12:43 PM–12:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation854-027 on Tape 854StartTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 12:43 PMEndTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 854-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Marjorie P. Acker to discuss the status and handling of two specific Japanese audio recordings. The President requested that Acker retrieve the tapes and assess their audio quality to determine if they could be successfully transcribed. This brief interaction focused on the technical verification and preparation of these materials for further review.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Well, uh, Mark, will you get out the, uh, those two Japanese tapes?
I, uh, was checking the tapes.
I'll see if they transcribe all right.

NARA Description

On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 854-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 854-27

Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 12:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.

       Japanese tapes
              -Tape machine
              -Transcription

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  • 854-029 12:46 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm.
  • 854-030 12:46 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm.
  • 854-031 12:46 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm.
  • 854-032 12:46 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm.
  • 043-066 12:55 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 12:55 pm to 1:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 854-027, 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/854-027 (accessed October 1, 2026).