President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The discussion focused on administrative matters regarding the President’s daily agenda and upcoming schedule. The recording ends abruptly after only a few minutes, resulting in no documented outcomes or significant policy decisions.
On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 476-3
Date: April 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 8:52 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
President’s schedule
Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 8:52 amNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.