Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 430 › Conversation 430-012
Nixon & Kleindienst on Executive Communications
Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 3:14 PM–3:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst exchanged brief pleasantries while coordinating an immediate in-person meeting. The conversation served primarily as a logistics check to confirm that Kleindienst was en route to the President's office. No substantive policy matters or legal issues were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 430-012 Date: April 25, 1973 Time: 3:14 pm - 3:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Richard G. Kleindienst. [See Conversation No. 038-145]
Also recorded on April 25, 1973
- 038-145 3:14 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 430-013 3:16 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 430-014 3:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 430-015 3:16 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 430-016 3:35 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 430-017 4:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 430-018 4:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 430-019 4:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 430-012, April 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/430-012 (accessed October 4, 2026).