President Nixon met with General Brent Scowcroft in the Oval Office to discuss ongoing national security and foreign policy matters. Given the lack of a transcript or detailed record, the specific substance of their exchange remains classified or unrecorded. The discussion concluded without documented shifts in policy or formal action items, leaving the exact nature of their consultation unavailable to researchers.
On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:39 pm and 5:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 891-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 891-6
Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:39 pm and 5:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft.
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Conversation No. 891-6 (cont’d)
Delivery [?]
Scowcroft [?] left at an unknown time before 5:03 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.