Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Radio address
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 1:37 PM–2:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 30 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown female staff member to review and approve specific language for an upcoming radio address. The discussion centered on revising the press copy for the broadcast to ensure the messaging aligned with the President's requirements. Nixon instructed the staffer to finalize these changes and ensure the updated text was distributed accordingly.
- Radio address
- Press relations
- Public communications
- Presidential messaging
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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 862-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 862-20
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
Change in press copy of radio talk
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 23, 1973
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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.
- 862-019 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.
- 862-021 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 862-020, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182523). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-020 (accessed November 15, 2026).