Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 700 › Conversation 700-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on National Security
Monday, April 3, 1972 · 9:59 AM–10:06 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief morning meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified woman before transitioning to discussions with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Thomas H. Moorer and Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Rush. Henry Kissinger was also involved in the deliberations during this session. Although the specific substance of the dialogue remains unrecorded, the participants focused on high-level foreign policy and national security matters.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 700-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 700-4
Date: April 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:59 am and 10:06 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
The President's meeting with Thomas H. Moorer and [David] Kenneth Rush
-Henry A. Kissinger
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 10:06 am.Also recorded on April 3, 1972
- 700-001 8:40 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:54 am.
- 700-002 8:40 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 9:09 pm.
- 700-003 9:18 AM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:59 am.
- 022-063 9:33 AM · 1 min — the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 9:33 am to 9:34 am.
- 700-005 10:06 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, [David] Kenneth Rush, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:06 am to 10:20 am.
- 700-006 10:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:23 am.
- 700-007 10:23 AM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:23 am to 11:35 am.
- 022-064 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:46 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 700-004, April 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/700-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).