Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Personnel management

Friday, April 9, 1971 · 10:27 AM–10:28 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; White House operatorConversation476-009 on Tape 476 (tape position 01:43:29–01:44:22)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 10:27 AMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 10:28 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 476-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting with an unidentified individual, followed by a short communication with the White House operator. During the exchange, the President characterized the unnamed male participant as "out of bounds" and provided instructions to "post him." The interaction concluded immediately following these directives, with no further substantive policy discussions recorded.

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He's out of bounds.
Fine.
Post him, please.

NARA Description

On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 476-9

Date: April 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:27 am and 10:28 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man

     Schedule

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:28 am

[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 10:27 am and
10:28 am]

[Conversation No. 476-9A]

[See Conversation No. 1-56]

Also recorded on April 9, 1971

  • 001-055 10:03 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:27 am.
  • 476-008 10:03 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 10:27 am.
  • 001-056 10:27 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:28 am.
  • 001-057 10:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:28 am to 10:31 am.
  • 476-010 10:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:31 am.
  • 001-058 10:31 AM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:01 am.
  • 476-011 10:33 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Paul W. McCracken, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:05 am.
  • 001-059 11:01 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:01 am to 11:02 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 476-009, April 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/476-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).