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Conversation 476-016

TapeTape 476StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:33 PMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:33 PMTape start time04:43:24Tape end time04:47:03ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 476-16

Date: April 9, 1971
Time: 1:33 pm - 1:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger

     Kissinger’s schedule
          -David Brinkley

     President’s schedule
          -Meeting with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and David M. Kennedy
          -Kissinger’s meeting about Pakistan
           -Time
           -Good Friday services
     Kissinger’s schedule
           -Brinkley

Kissinger left at 1:35 pm
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Why, Mr. President, I've got to take a drink with my office.
I wonder whether I could wind it up at 10 o'clock in the afternoon.
Sure.
You wouldn't call for me earlier, would you?
Well, why don't you stay?
No, I got taken from Kennedy.
Oh, yeah, because I had a meeting on Pakistan.
Yeah, so stay at 2 o'clock.
I'll be here at 2.
2 o'clock, that's fine.
I have to go to church at 2.30.
Well, I'll be here at 8 o'clock.
I'll be here a little bit more than that.
Breakbeat is going to be hard, so... Well, that's what I thought.
I didn't want to...
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