Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John B. Connally

Friday, April 9, 1971 · 11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation476-012 on Tape 476 (tape position 02:17:34–02:17:54)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 11:05 AMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 476-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in regarding a scheduled meeting between an unidentified associate and Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The discussion centered on the morale and favorable disposition of the parties involved in the upcoming engagement. No formal policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily to confirm the status and general outlook of the planned session.

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How about the college meeting with you?
Oh, that's fine.
See?
That's fine.
Okay?
He's a good spirit.

NARA Description

On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 476-12

Date: April 9, 1971
Time: 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person

     Meeting with John B. Connally

Also recorded on April 9, 1971

  • 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.
  • 476-013 11:05 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, David M. Kennedy, White House photographer, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 11:38 am.
  • 476-014 11:40 AM · 1 hr 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Leonard Garment, Robert H. Finch, Nancy Hanks, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Joyce (Pierson) Rumsfeld, Jeannette (Husted) Rumsfeld, and George D. Rumsfeld met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 1:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 476-012, 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/476-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).