Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 893 › Conversation 893-001

Nixon & Woods on David Eisenhower II and White House logistics

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 9:40 AM–9:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation893-001 on Tape 893StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 9:40 AMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 9:42 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 893-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, briefly coordinate the schedule for a forthcoming meeting with David Eisenhower. Nixon discusses the logistics of Eisenhower's arrival and expresses his intention to prepare specific talking points for their discussion. The exchange concludes with a brief mention of the day's timeline for their respective appearances at the Oval Office and the Executive Office Building.

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to check over there.
He has a few minutes before he can go.
He can just drop over here.
I've got to tell him I have an idea of what I'm going to talk to him about.
No, I'm the break-in officer.
I'll be here at noon, and then he'll be at 7.

NARA Description

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 893-1

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 9:42 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
          -Schedule
               -Meeting with President

     President’s schedule
           -Oval Office
           -Executive Office Building [EOB]

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  • 893-004 9:50 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am.
  • 044-143 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:08 am.
  • 893-005 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 893-006 10:11 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:11 am to 10:59 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 893-001, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/893-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).