Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on President's schedule
Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:15 AM–8:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon briefly met with an unidentified man in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of the meeting appears to have been to discuss the President's schedule, specifically regarding upcoming meetings with Henry Kissinger and General Brent Scowcroft. The conversation was very brief, with the unknown visitor departing before 8:42 am.
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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 865-005 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.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.
- 865-004 8:15 AM · 17 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 865-005, 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/865-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).