Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-021

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Record-keeping

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 2:30 PM–2:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation862-021 on Tape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 2:30 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 2:36 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 862-021 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182525 ↗

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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 2:30 pm and 2:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-021 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 862-21

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 2:36 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

      Copy of days’ schedule

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:36 pm.

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Could you get me a copy of yesterday's schedule and today's, you know, this and... Maybe a graphic one.
What?
Yesterday and then today.
Okay.
  • 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.
  • 413-001 2:36 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles B. ("Bud") Wilkinson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:48 pm.
  • 862-024 2:36 PM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-001 2:36 PM · 6 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 9:50 pm on February 24, 1973.
  • 863-002 2:36 PM · 26 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 9:50 pm on February 24, 1973.
  • 863-003 2:36 PM · 29 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 413-002 2:48 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 413-003 2:48 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.

Conversation 862-021, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182525). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-021 (accessed November 15, 2026).