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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Television production

Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 9:20 PM–9:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation475-010 on Tape 475 (tape position 00:55:56–01:07:31)StartTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 9:20 PMEndTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 9:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 475-010 ↗

President Nixon met with a television crew in the Oval Office to debrief following a recent broadcast and express gratitude for their technical assistance. The discussion focused on the timing of the President’s recent remarks, which ran slightly longer than anticipated at 21 minutes. The participants also briefly touched upon logistics for the President's upcoming interview at the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention.

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Well, that's a great picture, and I'll go ahead and leave it in.
What was our time?
About 21 minutes.
21 minutes.
What time is it?
I thought it was 15 minutes.
I was, I was trying to take it to 20 and it didn't come to me.
I was trying to take it to 20 and it didn't come to me.
I was trying to take it to 20 and it didn't come to me.
I was trying to take it to 20 and it didn't come to me.
Thank you.
We were high.
We were high.
You didn't see me.
I didn't have a water.
No, I didn't.
I know that you don't die.
I said it to you.
You did that to me.
You told me that you didn't see me, didn't you?
Yes, I did.
You told me that.
Well, you might need to go in.
You saw me in the hot blue.
You know, the kid, I didn't feel at all.
I didn't know.
I didn't know.
I didn't know.
I didn't know.
You know.
All right.
Thanks, boss.
We'll see you the next day.
I guess that's good.
You may even see us the next day.
All right.
I'm here to run it out.
I think they're about to do the editors.
I think they're about to do the editors.
Friday, yeah.
I mean, I don't know.
I have a program that you can do to get the show.
I think a lot.
Oh, I think they're going to do something about it.
Thank you, guys.
I said I'd call you.
I'll...
Thank you.
Good luck.

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 9:20 pm and 9:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 475-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 475-10

Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 pm and 9:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with unknown members of the television crew

     Schedule

     Time of speech

     [General conversation]

     Gratitude to television crew

     President’s next speech
          -American Broadcasting Company [ABC]
          -Forthcoming interview at convention of American Society of Newspaper Editors,
                April 16, 1971

     [General conversation]

The President left at 9:25 pm
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  • 042-029 7:16 PM · 27 sec — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:16 pm on April 6, 1971 and 10:59 am on April 7, 1971.
  • 042-107 7:16 PM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:16 pm on April 6, 1971 and 10:59 am on April 7, 1971.
  • 475-008 8:59 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:59 pm.
  • 475-009 9:00 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 pm to 9:20 pm.
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Conversation 475-010, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/475-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).