Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 863 › Conversation 863-008

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Law enforcement

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 5:40 PM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation863-008 on Tape 863StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 863-008 ↗

AI Summary

This Oval Office conversation, recorded between February 23 and 26, 1973, involved an unnamed officer and an unknown individual. The discussion appears to touch upon the departure of individuals and the involvement of one person in a negative situation, possibly related to law enforcement or personal troubles. The specific context and any decisions made remain unclear due to the limited transcript.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah.

Well, all men left, and he was the one who got pulled from the police office.

That was the only thing he did.

It's the worst thing he's involved in all his life.

He's been out of arms, you know, going off and on.

I don't know if he's still screwed up or what.

Okay.

Thank you.

NARA Description

Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 863-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 863-8

Date: Unknown between February 23 and 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:40 pm, Feb. 23, and 8:58 am, Feb. 26, 1973
Location: Oval Office

Officer [Name withheld] talked with an unknown person.

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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 863-8 (cont’d)

       Someone’s schedule
            -Departure

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863-005 5:40 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
863-006 5:40 PM · 59 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
863-007 5:40 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
863-009 5:40 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
863-010 5:40 PM · 31 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
863-011 5:40 PM · 20 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
863-012 5:40 PM · 16 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 863-008, 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/863-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).