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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Social interaction

Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 3:54 PM–3:56 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation892-015 on Tape 892StartTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:54 PMEndTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:56 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 892-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual, during which they exchanged casual remarks regarding acquaintances named Earl. The exchange appears to be of a personal or social nature rather than substantive policy discussion, lasting only two minutes. No administrative decisions or policy actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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Better than you or a ton of others.
No, just Earl.
Yeah, Earl.
No, all of you.

NARA Description

On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 892-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 892-15

Date: April 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:54 pm and 3:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Meeting with George A. Goodling and Samuel L. Devine
              -Photographs
                      -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Arkins

Unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:56 pm.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 892-16 (cont’d)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 892-015, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/892-015 (accessed October 5, 2026).