Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-029

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

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 11:19 AM–11:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation859-029 on Tape 859StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 11:19 AMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 11:33 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 859-029 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss scheduling arrangements and coordinate upcoming availability. The brief interaction served to confirm the President's status and clear any potential conflicts regarding his time. No substantive policy matters or strategic decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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Yeah, you're right.
Yeah, you're free now.
I don't have any trouble.
No worries.

On February 21, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 859-29

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:19 am and 11:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Unknown person's schedule
            -Meeting with President
  • 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.
  • 859-027 11:19 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House 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.
  • 859-030 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.

Conversation 859-029, 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/859-029 (accessed October 22, 2026).