Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 10:43 AM–10:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation865-019 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 10:43 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 10:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-019 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182591 ↗

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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 10:43 am and 10:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 865-19

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:43 am and 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:59 am.

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so i want to tell you uh
  • 865-015 10:23 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 10:23 am and 10:24 am.
  • 865-016 10:24 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 10:43 am.
  • 865-017 10:43 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:59 am.
  • 865-018 10:43 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:59 am.
  • 865-020 10:59 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:59 am.
  • 865-021 10:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:07 am.
  • 865-022 11:07 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:52 am.
  • 865-023 11:52 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:02 pm.

Conversation 865-019, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182591). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-019 (accessed November 15, 2026).