Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative tasks

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 1:37 PM–2:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation862-019 on Tape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 1:37 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 862-019 ↗

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.

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Oh, hi.
Would you retype this?

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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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 862-21 (cont’d)

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  • 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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).