Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 864 › Conversation 864-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office and Family

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 5:19 PM–5:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation864-008 on Tape 864StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 5:19 PMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 864-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon briefly met with an unknown man, identified as his nephew, in the Oval Office. The conversation was extremely short, lasting only two minutes, and the transcript indicates the nephew was present. John Ehrlichman and Patricia Hitt are also listed as participants, though their specific roles in this brief exchange are unclear from the provided information.

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This is his nephew.
He's really a lot.

NARA Description

On February 27, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 864-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 864-8

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:19 pm and 5:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President's schedule
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 864-8 (cont’d)

              -Patricia R. Hitt
              -John D. Ehrlichman

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:21 pm.

Also recorded on February 27, 1973

  • 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.
  • 864-006 4:36 PM · 12 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 864-009 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.
  • 043-210 6:35 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 864-010 6:35 PM · 18 sec — unknown person(s) and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 864-011 6:35 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 864-008, 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/864-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).