Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 489 › Conversation 489-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 11:46 AM–11:52 AM ET · Oval Office ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation489-004 onTape 489 (tape position 00:04:08–00:05:03)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 11:46 AMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 11:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 489-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, six-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified male visitor. Due to the lack of audible dialogue or documentation in the transcript, the specific subject matter and any potential outcomes of this interaction remain unknown. No clear policy decisions or action items were captured during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 489-4

Date: April 26, l971
Time: Unknown between 11:46 am and 11:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     Instructions

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:52 am.

Also recorded on April 26, 1971

  • 489-003 11:05 AM · 42 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:52 am.
  • 489-005 11:46 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 12:57 pm.
  • 489-006 12:07 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 489-007 12:17 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Cathy ("Mim") Frazier, James Frazier, Mrs. James Frazier, Paul Frazier, Robert P. Griffin, David Laro, Ann Brewer, John C. Nidecker, John K. Andrews, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 489-008 12:26 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Howard H. Baker, Jr., LaMar Baker, Gordon Wetmore, Bemjamin L. Longley, Paul V. Nolan, Paul L. Johnson, John C. Nidecker, John K. Andrews, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 489-009 12:33 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:33 pm.
  • 489-010 12:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 489-011 1:00 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.

All 36 conversations from April 26, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 489-004, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).