Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 701 › Conversation 701-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 8:31 AM–9:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation701-001 on Tape 701 (tape position 00:34:11–00:36:15)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 8:31 AMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 9:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 701-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, undocumented meeting with one or more unidentified individuals in the Oval Office. The participants engaged in a fragmentary exchange regarding a document or written material that one party had reviewed. Due to the lack of transcript content, no specific policy decisions or significant administrative actions can be identified from this recording.

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NARA Description

On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:31 am and 9:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 701-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 701-1

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:31 am and 9:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Meeting with the President

Also recorded on April 4, 1972

  • 701-002 9:05 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:43 am.
  • 022-072 9:08 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:24 am.
  • 022-073 9:24 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone from 9:24 am to 9:28 am.
  • 701-003 9:44 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:44 am to 10:08 am.
  • 701-004 10:08 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:09 am.
  • 701-005 10:09 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert S. Ingersoll, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:43 am.
  • 701-006 10:43 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 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 701-007 10:43 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 701-001, April 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/701-001 (accessed October 11, 2026).