Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 9:34 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation862-003 on Tape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 9:34 AMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 9:34 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 862-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182489 ↗

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NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 862-3

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 9:34 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-180]

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  • 862-002 9:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:34 am.
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  • 043-181 9:34 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 12:32 pm.
  • 862-004 9:34 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 10:05 am.
  • 862-005 10:05 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 10:05 am and 10:08 am.
  • 862-006 10:08 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 10:52 am.
  • 862-007 10:52 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:52 am to 10:53 am.
  • 862-008 10:53 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James F. Oates, James H. Cavanaugh, Col. H. Spencer Faircloth, William H. Ayers, Lawrence L. O???Conner, Richard Gerstenberg, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 11:13 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 862-003, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182489). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).