Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-027

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on administrative…

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 11:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation859-027 on Tape 859StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 11:19 AMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 11:19 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 859-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief coordination.

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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 11:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 859-27

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: 11:19 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-149]
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Also recorded on February 21, 1973

  • 043-147 11:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
  • 043-148 11:17 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:19 am.
  • 859-026 11:17 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:19 am.
  • 043-149 11:19 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
  • 859-028 11:19 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:33 am.
  • 859-029 11:19 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:33 am.
  • 859-030 11:19 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:33 am.
  • 859-031 11:19 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:33 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 859-027, 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/859-027 (accessed October 11, 2026).