Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 861 › Conversation 861-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telephony

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 9:50 AM–9:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation861-001 on Tape 861StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 9:50 AMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 9:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 861-001 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 9:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 861-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 861-1

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: 9:50 am - 9:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-162]

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I'll let you in there and I'll let you talk.

Also recorded on February 22, 1973

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  • 861-002 9:51 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:55 am.
  • 861-003 9:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:55 am.
  • 043-164 9:55 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
  • 043-165 9:55 AM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
  • 861-004 9:55 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 10:06 am.
  • 043-163 9:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:58 am to 9:59 am.
  • 861-005 10:06 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 861-001, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/861-001 (accessed November 15, 2026).