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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon briefly met with an unidentified man in the Oval Office. The conversation appears to have been initiated by a buzzer system, and the visitor departed shortly thereafter. The transcript is largely unintelligible, offering no clear indication of the meeting's purpose or topics discussed.

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

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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  • 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.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 865-007, 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/865-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).