Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-019
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 1:37 PM–2:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown female staff member in the Oval Office to provide administrative instructions. The brief interaction focused on the specific task of retyping a document. No policy or political matters were discussed during this exchange.
- Administrative tasks
- Oval Office
- Clerical work
- Nixon White House
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NARA Description
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 862-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 862-19
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
Typing instructions
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.
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Conversation No. 862-21 (cont’d)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.
- 862-017 1:37 PM · 17 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.
- 862-018 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.
- 862-020 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 862-019, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182521). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-019 (accessed November 15, 2026).