Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:43 AM–9:01 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation865-007 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:43 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 9:01 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182567 ↗

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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 8:43 am and 9:01 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 865-7

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:43 am and 9:01 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Buzzer system

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:01 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Somebody's waiting for C and then the door.
And one is for you.

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  • 865-009 8:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:01 am.
  • 037-005 9:01 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger E. Johnson talked on the telephone from 9:01 am to 9:02 am.
  • 865-010 9:01 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger E. Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:01 am to 9:02 am.
  • 037-006 9:02 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 12:30 pm.
  • 865-011 9:02 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 865-007, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182567). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-007 (accessed November 15, 2026).