Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 709 › Conversation 709-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings
Monday, April 17, 1972 · 12:28 PM–12:31 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, three-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The discussion centered on matters related to the President's schedule. Due to the lack of a transcript or documentation regarding the participant, the specific nature of the scheduling adjustments remains unknown.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 709-21
Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
President’s schedule [?]
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:31 pm.Also recorded on April 17, 1972
- 709-016 12:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald B. Rice, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:06 pm.
- 709-017 12:06 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm.
- 709-018 12:06 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm.
- 709-019 12:15 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:28 pm.
- 023-003 12:28 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:28 pm.
- 023-004 12:28 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 709-020 12:28 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 709-022 12:31 PM · 41 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 4:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 709-021, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/709-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).