Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-023

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Physical inspection

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 12:55 PM–12:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation862-023 on Tape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:55 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 862-023 ↗

AI Summary

This brief two-minute Oval Office meeting involved two unidentified individuals. The conversation appears to have focused on logistical or physical inspections, with fragmented references to a book, a bird, and a road. Due to the lack of a formal transcript and ambiguous subject matter, no significant policy decisions or administrative actions can be confirmed from the surviving recording.

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NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 862-23

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:55 pm and 12:
Location: Oval Office

Two unknown men met at an unknown time after 12:55 pm.

       President’s location [?]

       Inspection [?]
              -Book [?]

       Bird [?]
               -Road [?]

Two unknown men left at an unknown time before 12:57 pm.

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  • 862-012 12:31 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:32 pm.
  • 043-182 12:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 862-013 12:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 043-183 12:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 862-014 12:33 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:51 pm.
  • 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.
  • 862-016 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 862-023, 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/862-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).