Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 714 › Conversation 714-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative…

Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 11:46 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation714-008 onTape 714 (tape position 02:35:23–02:35:33)StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:46 AMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:46 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 714-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief follow-up call with an unidentified individual to address an outstanding matter. The dialogue focused exclusively on the President returning a previous message from the participant. No further substantive details regarding the conversation are available due to the lack of a transcript.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 714-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 714-8

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: 11:46 am
Location: Oval Office

An unknown person talked with the President.

     Call to unknown person
           -Return call

Also recorded on April 20, 1972

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  • 099-006 11:39 AM — Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and the Domestic Council met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 714-007 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford D. Carlson, Carol A. Carson, Max L. Friedersdorf, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:46 am.
  • 023-047 11:46 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
  • 714-009 11:46 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
  • 714-010 11:46 AM · 41 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 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
  • 023-048 11:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 11:48 am to 11:52 am.
  • 714-011 11:48 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:48 am to 12:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 714-008, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/714-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).