Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 475 › Conversation 475-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 11:53 AM–11:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation475-001 on Tape 475 (tape position 00:01:32–00:01:55)StartTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 11:53 AMEndTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 11:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 475-001 ↗

President Nixon held a brief two-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified male visitor. Due to the lack of available transcripts or archival documentation, the specific subject matter and any resulting policy decisions remain unknown. This encounter serves as a record of the President's daily engagement with external parties during his administration.

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On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 475-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 475-1

Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:53 am and 11:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man

     Greetings to unknown man

     President’s schedule

     Cabinet

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:55 am
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Conversation 475-001, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/475-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).