Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 864 › Conversation 864-006

Nixon & Hoopes on Oval Office meeting and Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 4:36 PM–4:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Hoopes, David C.Conversation864-006 on Tape 864StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 4:36 PMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 4:37 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 864-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182543 ↗

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On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 4:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 864-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 864-6

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 4:37 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with David C. Hoopes [?].

       Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger

Hoopes [?] left at 4:37 pm.

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  • 864-002 3:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 864-003 3:46 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 864-004 3:55 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:20 pm.
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  • 864-007 4:37 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 5:19 pm.
  • 864-008 5:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:19 pm and 5:21 pm.
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Conversation 864-006, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182543). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/864-006 (accessed November 15, 2026).