Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 891 › Conversation 891-006

Nixon & Scowcroft on National Security and Foreign Policy

Monday, April 9, 1973 · 4:39 PM–5:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.)Conversation891-006 on Tape 891StartMonday, April 9, 1973 at 4:39 PMEndMonday, April 9, 1973 at 5:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 891-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with General Brent Scowcroft in the Oval Office to discuss ongoing national security and foreign policy matters. Given the lack of a transcript or detailed record, the specific substance of their exchange remains classified or unrecorded. The discussion concluded without documented shifts in policy or formal action items, leaving the exact nature of their consultation unavailable to researchers.

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NARA Description

On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:39 pm and 5:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 891-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 891-6

Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:39 pm and 5:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft.
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 891-6 (cont’d)

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Scowcroft [?] left at an unknown time before 5:03 pm.

Also recorded on April 9, 1973

  • 891-002 3:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:01 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 891-003 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:31 pm.
  • 891-004 3:31 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James B. Stockdale, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:31 pm to 4:39 pm.
  • 891-005 4:39 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:39 pm and 5:03 pm.
  • 044-113 5:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 6:13 pm.
  • 891-007 5:03 PM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Flynn, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and James Keogh met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:03 pm to 6:21 pm.
  • 044-114 6:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Keogh talked on the telephone from 6:13 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 891-008 6:21 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 891-006, April 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/891-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).