Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 891 › Conversation 891-010

Nixon & Kissinger on White House logistics and Foreign policy coordination

Monday, April 9, 1973 · 6:21 PM–6:29 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation891-010 on Tape 891StartMonday, April 9, 1973 at 6:21 PMEndMonday, April 9, 1973 at 6:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 891-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding Kissinger’s upcoming travel schedule. The discussion focused on finalizing the details of his itinerary and ensuring proper administrative alignment for his pending departure. No major policy shifts were recorded during this brief exchange, which functioned primarily as a scheduling consultation.

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Yeah, we struck it.
One, two, three, go.

NARA Description

On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 891-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 891-10

Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

     Kissinger’s schedule

Also recorded on April 9, 1973

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  • 044-114 6:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Keogh talked on the telephone from 6:13 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 891-008 6:21 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
  • 891-009 6:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
  • 891-012 6:21 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
  • 891-013 6:21 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm.
  • 425-045 6:34 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:34 pm to 7:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 891-010, April 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/891-010 (accessed October 5, 2026).