Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Radio address
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 1:37 PM–2:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
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On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 862-17
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 862-21 (cont’d)
Preparations for radio talk
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 23, 1973
- 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.
- 862-018 1:37 PM · 23 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 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 862-019 1:37 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 862-020 1:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 862-021 2:30 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 862-022 2:30 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:36 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 862-017, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182517). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-017 (accessed November 15, 2026).