Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 865 › Conversation 865-027
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meeting
Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 4:23 PM–4:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
A 12-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 4:23 pm and 4:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 865-27
Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:23 pm and 4:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Participants for subsequent meeting
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 4:25 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 865-027, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182607). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-027 (accessed November 15, 2026).