Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Television production
Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 8:59 PM–9:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with a television production crew in the Oval Office to prepare for a televised address regarding the situation in Southeast Asia. The discussion focused on technical logistics, including microphone placement, the President’s physical positioning, and the use of visual aids. The crew provided final instructions to ensure optimal framing and audio clarity just minutes before the live broadcast began.
- Television production
- Southeast Asia policy
- Public relations
- Oval Office
- Media strategy
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NARA Description
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:59 pm and 9:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 476-2
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:59 pm and 9:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with unknown members of the television crew
President’s previous speech on Southeast Asia, April 7, 1971
-Unknown show
-Time
-Use of microphone
-President’s position
-Microphone
-Handkerchief
-President’s position
-Chart
-Time
Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 9:25 pmAlso recorded on April 8, 1971
- 001-007 9:25 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:25 pm and 9:27 pm.
- 001-008 9:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:27 pm to 9:31 pm.
- 001-009 9:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:31 pm.
- 001-010 9:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:31 pm to 9:39 pm.
- 001-011 9:39 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 9:42 pm.
- 001-012 9:42 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 9:42 pm to 9:49 pm.
- 001-013 9:49 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:49 pm and 9:52 pm.
- 001-014 9:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 9:52 pm to 9:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 476-002, April 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/476-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).