Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 482 › Conversation 482-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Monday, April 19, 1971 · 2:04 PM–2:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a private, undocumented meeting with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office. The lack of a transcript or meeting logs prevents a definitive determination of the discussion's subject matter or specific outcomes. The interaction remains a brief, unverified engagement within the broader context of the President's daily schedule.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 2:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 482-12
Date: April 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:04 pm and 2:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Request
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:25 pm.Also recorded on April 19, 1971
- 482-011 1:30 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:30 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 482-013 2:04 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 482-014 2:25 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 482-015 2:32 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 482-016 2:32 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 002-001 3:03 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 482-017 3:03 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 002-002 3:04 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 3:04 pm to 3:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 482-012, April 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/482-012 (accessed October 3, 2026).