Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 9:55 AM–9:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This interaction functioned as a routine administrative task to establish communication with an unnamed external party. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
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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 at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 859-11 Date: February 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 9:58 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-140]
Also recorded on February 21, 1973
- 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.
- 859-012 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.
- 043-141 9:56 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:56 am and 10:04 am.
- 859-013 9:58 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:08 am.
- 043-142 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 859-011, 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/859-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).