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Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 5:46 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation865-029 on Tape 865StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 5:46 PMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 865-029 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182611 ↗

A 29-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, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 865-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 865-29

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: Unknown after 5:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men met.

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This recording was cut off at an unknown time after 5:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 865-029, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182611). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/865-029 (accessed November 15, 2026).