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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown woman in the Oval Office for a brief, informal exchange. The conversation appears to be a procedural discussion about tape duplication, with Nixon instructing the woman to make only one copy of a tape and return the original to him. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions were recorded.

  • Tape duplication
  • White House procedures
  • Oval Office
  • Presidential instructions

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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.

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 865-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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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  • 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 865-008, 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/865-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).