Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 860 › Conversation 860-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 3:15 PM–3:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation860-007 on Tape 860StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 3:15 PMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 3:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 860-007 ↗

President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unknown individual, during which Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler was also present to facilitate the delivery of materials. While the specific substance of the dialogue remains unrecorded due to a lack of transcript, the meeting concluded within eight minutes. No definitive policy decisions or significant developments are documented for this exchange.

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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 3:15 pm and 3:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 860-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 860-7

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:15 and 3:23 p.m.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

       Delivery
              -Ronald L. Ziegler

Unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.
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Conversation 860-007, 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/860-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).