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
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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.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 27, 1973
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- 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 (NAID 417182547). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/864-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).