Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 478 › Conversation 478-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 9:17 AM–9:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unidentified discussion in the Oval Office with unknown participants. Due to the lack of audible content beyond a single emphatic negative response, the transcript offers no substantive information regarding policy, strategy, or administrative action. Consequently, the meeting's purpose and any potential decisions remain historically indeterminate.
- Presidential communication
- Oval Office
- Administrative record
- Unidentified meeting
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NARA Description
On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 478-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 478-12
Date: April 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:17 am and 9:30 am
Location: Oval Office
An unknown person talked with the President
President’s scheduleAlso recorded on April 13, 1971
- 053-001 8:04 AM · 1 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and members of the Cabinet, including John N. Irwin, II, Paul A. Volcker, Melvin R. Laird, Richard G. Kleindeinst, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Hollis M. Dole, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, John G. Veneman, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, John C. Whitaker, William E. Kriegsman, Arthur J. Sohmer, Robert J. Brown, Paul W. McCracken, Gen. George A. Lincoln, S. David Freeman, Milton Shaw, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Chet Holifield, John O. Pastore, Howard H. Baker, Jr., and John B. Anderson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:04 am to 9:07 am.
- 478-001 9:17 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:30 am.
- 001-073 9:30 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:36 am.
- 478-002 9:30 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter G. Peterson, Ronald L. Ziegler, Emily (Sears) Lodge, Paul W. McCracken, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 11:13 am.
- 001-074 9:36 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. George A. Lincoln talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.
- 001-075 9:59 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:16 am.
- 001-076 10:16 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:16 am to 10:21 am.
- 001-077 11:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:14 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 478-012, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/478-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).