Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 488 › Conversation 488-013

Nixon & Haldeman on John N. Mitchell and Henry A. Kissinger

Tuesday, April 27, 1971 · 10:16 AM–10:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation488-013 on Tape 488 (tape position 00:59:40–01:00:00)StartTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 10:16 AMEndTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 10:19 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 488-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman convened to coordinate the executive schedule, focusing specifically on upcoming appointments. The discussion centered on arrangements for meetings with Attorney General John N. Mitchell and National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative consultation served to organize the President’s priorities and manage key staffing interactions for the day.

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NARA Description

On April 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 488-13

Date: April 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:19 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Haldeman's schedule
          -John N. Mitchell
          -Meeting with President
          -President's schedule
                -Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on April 27, 1971

  • 488-010 7:55 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:55 am to 8:04 am.
  • 055-003 8:04 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and members of the Cabinet, including John N. Irwin, II, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, James T. Lynn, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, George H. W. Bush, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, Robert J. Brown, Robert J. Dole, Arthur J. Sohmer, Donald E. Johnson, and Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:04 am to 9:43 am.
  • 488-011 9:55 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:05 am.
  • 488-012 10:05 AM · 11 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, James C. Fletcher, James A. Belson, Fay Fletcher, Ginger Fletcher, Mary Susan Fletcher, James S. Fletcher, Wallace F. Bennett, Clinton P. Anderson, Carl T. Curtis, George P. Miller, Olin E. Teague, James J. Fulton, George M. Low, Richard C. McCurdy, Helen D. Bentlye, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Clay T. ("Tom") Whitehead, William E. Kriegsman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Thomas O. Paine met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:16 am.
  • 488-014 10:16 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am.
  • 488-015 10:19 AM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Henry Ford, II, and Lide A. Iacocca met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 11:43 am.
  • 488-016 11:43 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:16 pm.
  • 488-017 12:16 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 488-013, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/488-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).