Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 708 › Conversation 708-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Thursday, April 13, 1972 · 4:31 PM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation708-005 on Tape 708 (tape position 00:25:23–00:25:46)StartThursday, April 13, 1972 at 4:31 PMEndThursday, April 13, 1972 at 4:31 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 708-005 ↗

A 26-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 00:25:23 – 00:25:46

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NARA Description

On April 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 708-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 708-5

Date: April 13, 1972
Time: 4:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Meeting with unknown person

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Is he laughing?
Oh, no, no.
I wanted to, just before I leave, I want to clear one other thing of mine this evening, because it's over.

Also recorded on April 13, 1972

  • 708-003 4:28 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen Hess, Elena (Shayne) Hess, Charles P. Hess, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:28 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 708-004 4:31 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:31 pm.
  • 708-006 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Frank DeMarco, Jr., and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 708-007 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 708-008 4:34 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 708-009 4:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 022-123 4:38 PM · 9 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 022-124 4:38 PM · 11 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 708-005, April 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/708-005 (accessed November 15, 2026).