Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 891 › Conversation 891-013
Nixon & Woods on Oval Office operations and Telecommunications
Monday, April 9, 1973 · 6:21 PM–6:29 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unidentified individuals met briefly in the Oval Office to facilitate an unspecified logistical or medical arrangement. The discussion involved technical coordination regarding telecommunications equipment and the movement of the participants within the office. The meeting concluded with the departure of the unknown parties, leaving the exact nature of the interaction largely unrecorded.
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NARA Description
On April 9, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 891-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 891-13
Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with unknown persons and Rose Mary Woods [?].
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Greeting
Nice day
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]
Location
President’s location
-Telephone line
-Machine
-Speaker
Group location
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 9:09 pm.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.
- 891-010 6:21 PM · 17 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 891-013, 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/891-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).