Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 893 › Conversation 893-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Gregorio Lopez-Bravo…

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 11:50 AM–11:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation893-011 on Tape 893StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 11:50 AMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 11:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 893-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for a scheduled meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Gregorio Lopez-Bravo de Castro. The discussion focused on the necessary duration for the diplomatic engagement and the inclusion of a formal photograph session. The brief interaction concluded with the visitor departing to finalize the President's immediate schedule.

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NARA Description

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 11:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 893-11

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:50 am and 11:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     President’s schedule
           -Meeting with Gregorio Lopez-Bravo de Castro
                 -Duration
                 -Photograph

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:51 am.

Also recorded on April 11, 1973

  • 893-010 11:05 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 11:50 am.
  • 893-012 11:51 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gregorio Lopez Bravo de Castro, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 893-013 12:04 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Roger E. Shields, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 044-144 12:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 893-014 12:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 893-015 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 893-016 12:34 PM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Gerald R. Ford, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 044-145 12:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.

All 31 conversations from April 11, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 893-011, 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/893-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).