Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 8:40 AM–9:06 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation859-002 on Tape 859StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 8:40 AMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 9:06 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 859-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection involving the Rogers Basin area. The brief exchange served primarily to establish communication channels for official business. No further substantive policy decisions were documented in this short interaction.

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in Rogers Basin.

NARA Description

On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 9:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 859-2

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 9:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                                                         Conversation No. 859-2 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 43-134]

Also recorded on February 21, 1973

  • 859-001 8:27 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:27 am to 8:40 am.
  • 043-135 9:06 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:23 am.
  • 859-003 9:06 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:23 am.
  • 043-136 9:23 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
  • 859-004 9:23 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
  • 859-005 9:23 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
  • 043-137 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Benjamin Freeman talked on the telephone from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
  • 859-006 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Freeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 859-002, February 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-002 (accessed October 11, 2026).