Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-020

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

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 10:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation865-020 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 10:59 AMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 10:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-020 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182593 ↗

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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 10:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 865-20

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-6]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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  • 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.
  • 865-019 10:43 AM · 16 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.
  • 865-021 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 865-020, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182593). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-020 (accessed November 15, 2026).