Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 860 › Conversation 860-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 2:13 PM–3:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing connection to another party. This brief interaction served an administrative purpose, functioning solely to initiate a telephonic communication. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions were recorded 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 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 860-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 860-1 Date: February 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-151]
Also recorded on February 21, 1973
- 043-151 2:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 860-002 2:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 860-003 2:13 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 043-152 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 860-004 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 043-153 3:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 043-154 3:15 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 860-005 3:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 860-001, 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/860-001 (accessed October 11, 2026).