Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:15 AM–8:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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 865-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 865-5
Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:42 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:42 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 865-005, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182563). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-005 (accessed November 15, 2026).