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Nixon & Kissinger on White House Administration and Executive Coordination

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 2:50 PM–5:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 37 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation442-041 on Tape 442StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 2:50 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 442-041 ↗

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate their upcoming schedules and confirm logistical arrangements for an engagement the following day. The brief exchange focused on finalizing the timing of their future meetings to ensure they had sufficient time to discuss ongoing policy matters. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily as an administrative touchpoint between the President and his National Security Advisor.

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Hi Henry, you wanted to pass on some good news, huh?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, good.
Ah, good, good.
You'll be there tomorrow, will ya?
I've got a heavy day today, so I can't, uh... Well, that's what I meant, 8.30 p.m. Great, great.
Well, we'll have a chance.
We'll be there at 10.
That's very interesting.
Okay.

On June 4, 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 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-041 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 442-041

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary
Committee…,” pages 48-49 (.pdf pages 52-53). The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff
reviewed the transcript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under
the provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).
The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

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  • 442-032 2:50 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 442-033 2:50 PM · 1 min — 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 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 442-034 2:50 PM · 57 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 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 442-035 2:50 PM · 15 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 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 442-036 2:50 PM · 4 min — 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 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 442-037 2:50 PM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 442-038 2:50 PM · 1 min — 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 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 442-039 2:50 PM · 1 min — 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 2:50 pm and 5:00 pm.

Conversation 442-041, June 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/442-041 (accessed October 1, 2026).