Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 857 › Conversation 857-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meeting

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 12:02 PM–12:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation857-006 on Tape 857StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 12:02 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 12:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 857-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief three-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The discussion appears to have centered on the President's upcoming daily schedule. No specific policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this session.

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NARA Description

On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 857-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 857-6

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with unknown person.
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              NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                     Conversation No. 857-6 (cont’d)

      President’s schedule [?]

Unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:05 pm.
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               NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                       Conversation No. 857-7 (cont’d)

Also recorded on February 15, 1973

043-087 11:12 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:14 am.
043-088 11:12 AM · 43 sec — Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 12:02 pm.
857-007 12:05 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Curtis Counts, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:19 pm.
857-008 12:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
857-009 12:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
857-010 12:19 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
857-011 12:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
857-012 12:47 PM · 51 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 2:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 857-006, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/857-006 (accessed October 11, 2026).