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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon briefly met with David C. Hoopes in the Oval Office. The purpose of this meeting is unclear, as the transcript is largely undefined and Hoopes departed quickly. The meeting appears to have been scheduled in conjunction with a meeting with Henry Kissinger.

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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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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  • 864-004 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.
  • 864-005 4:21 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, Luigi Raimondi, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:21 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 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.
  • 864-009 5:21 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patricia R. Hitt, John D. Ehrlichman, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:21 pm to 6:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 864-006, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/864-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).