Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 859 › Conversation 859-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 9:23 AM–9:27 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to discuss an unspecified matter. During the engagement, Nixon requested that Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler join them. The meeting concluded quickly, with the guest departing the office shortly thereafter.
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NARA Description
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 859-5
Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:23 am and 9:27 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 859-5 (cont’d)
Request for Ronald L. Ziegler to join him
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:27 am.Also recorded on February 21, 1973
- 043-135 9:06 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:23 am.
- 859-003 9:06 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:23 am.
- 043-136 9:23 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
- 859-004 9:23 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
- 043-137 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Benjamin Freeman talked on the telephone from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
- 859-006 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Linda Freeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
- 859-007 9:31 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:31 am to 9:43 am.
- 859-008 9:43 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:43 am to 9:44 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 859-005, February 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-005 (accessed October 11, 2026).