Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Tape duplication

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:43 AM–9:01 AM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation865-008 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:43 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 9:01 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182569 ↗

A 21-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 8:43 am and 9:01 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 865-8

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

The President met with an unknown woman.

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The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:01 am.

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This is one of those little tapes where you just make one copy of it.
I mean, just in the original, get up your hands and bring the tape back to me.
  • 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.
  • 037-004 8:43 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:01 am.
  • 865-007 8:43 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 8:43 am and 9:01 am.
  • 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.

Conversation 865-008, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182569). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).