Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-012

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

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 12:31 PM–12:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation862-012 on Tape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:31 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 862-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative step to bridge the President to an external party. No policy discussions or significant substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.

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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 from 12:31 pm to 12:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 862-12
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Between 12:31 pm and 12:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 862-21 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 43-181]

Also recorded on February 23, 1973

  • 862-011 12:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 043-182 12:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 862-013 12:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 043-183 12:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 862-014 12:33 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:51 pm.
  • 862-015 12:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, White House photographer, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 862-023 12:55 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 862-016 12:57 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 862-012, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).