Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 431 › Conversation 431-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Personal Staff
Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 1:17 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown staff member to coordinate his afternoon schedule and personal arrangements. During the brief exchange, the President explicitly requested time for a rest and refreshment, instructing the aide not to disturb his nap. The conversation concluded with Nixon emphasizing that he would initiate contact once he was ready to resume his duties.
- Presidential Schedule
- White House Operations
- Personal Staff
- Executive Routine
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NARA Description
On April 26, 1973, 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 1:17 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 431-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 431-004
Date: April 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:17 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
President’s schedule
-Rest
-Refreshment
-Order
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The unknown man left at an unknown time after 3:00 pm.Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 045-005 12:23 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 905-020 12:32 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:32 pm on April 26, 1973 and 7:32 am on April 27, 1973.
- 045-006 12:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 431-001 12:34 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 045-007 1:13 PM · 22 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 1:13 pm.
- 431-002 1:13 PM · 20 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:13 pm.
- 045-008 1:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:17 pm.
- 431-003 1:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 431-004, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/431-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).