Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 857 › Conversation 857-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential…

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 12:19 PM–12:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation857-010 on Tape 857StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 12:19 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 12:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 857-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown woman in the Oval Office to coordinate the handling of specific correspondence. During the brief discussion, the President instructed the visitor to leave two letters on his desk rather than mailing them immediately. The interaction focused on ensuring the proper temporary storage and subsequent dispatch of this personal documentation.

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There are two letters I just sent out, that have been sent out, but I want to make sure to leave them on my desk while I hand them, because I wrote this in here.
Do you have them?
No, no, no.
I just want to leave the letters here, and I'll send them out later.
All right.
I'll put them on my desk.
Yes.

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 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 857-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 857-10

   Date: February 15, 1973
   Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm
   Location: Oval Office

   The President met with an unknown woman.

          Letters to be sent out

   The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 12:49 pm.

Also recorded on February 15, 1973

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  • 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.
  • 857-006 12:02 PM · 10 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 857-011 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 857-010, 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/857-010 (accessed October 11, 2026).