Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meeting
Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:15 AM–8:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified man in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of this brief meeting was for Nixon to request that Henry Kissinger be summoned to join them. The unknown individual departed before the end of the recording period, and no further details on the discussion or its outcomes are available.
- Oval Office meeting
- President Nixon
- Henry Kissinger
- Summoning advisors
- Unidentified visitor
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 865-4
Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:42 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Request that Henry A. Kissinger be asked to join him
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:42 am.Also recorded on February 28, 1973
- 037-001 8:15 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:15 am.
- 037-002 8:15 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
- 865-001 8:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:15 am.
- 865-002 8:15 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
- 865-003 8:15 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
- 865-005 8:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:42 am.
- 865-006 8:15 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 9:01 am.
- 037-003 8:42 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:43 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 865-004, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).