Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Harry Dent
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 9:43 AM–9:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request to the White House operator to be connected with Harry Dent. The operator clarifies that Dent is currently occupied on another call. This exchange serves as a routine administrative effort to facilitate communication between the President and his advisor.
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NARA Description
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:43 am to 9:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 859-8 Date: February 21, 1973 Time: Between 9:43 am and 9:44 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-138]
Also recorded on February 21, 1973
- 859-007 9:31 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:31 am to 9:43 am.
- 859-009 9:44 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:44 am to 9:55 am.
- 043-138 9:53 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:53 am.
- 043-139 9:53 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 9:56 am.
- 859-010 9:55 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:58 am.
- 859-011 9:55 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:58 am.
- 859-012 9:55 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 9:55 am and 9:58 am.
- 043-140 9:56 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:56 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 859-008, 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/859-008 (accessed October 11, 2026).