Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 430 › Conversation 430-015

Nixon & Kissinger on Diplomatic coordination and White House logistics

Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 3:16 PM–3:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation430-015 on Tape 430StartWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 3:16 PMEndWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 430-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate their upcoming schedules and address pressing diplomatic priorities. The brief discussion focused on finalizing arrangements for an important, forthcoming meeting between the two leaders. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange, which functioned primarily as a logistical check-in regarding the President’s calendar.

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Oh, good God, yes.
Oh, my God, yes.
You can be very, very comfortable.

NARA Description

On April 25, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 430-015

Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:16 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

       President’s schedule

       Kissinger
              -Forthcoming meeting

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.
  • 430-012 3:14 PM · 25 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 430-016 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 430-015, 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/430-015 (accessed October 4, 2026).