Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 8:43 AM–9:01 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation865-009 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 8:43 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 9:01 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-009 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182571 ↗

A 13-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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NARA Description

On February 28, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 865-9

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-4]

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Also recorded on February 28, 1973

  • 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.
  • 865-008 8:43 AM · 21 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.
  • 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 865-009, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182571). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-009 (accessed November 15, 2026).