Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 895 › Conversation 895-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John D. Ehrlichman
Friday, April 13, 1973 · 9:04 AM–9:09 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief morning meeting with an unidentified individual to address an unspecified emerging issue. The discussion focused on the President's schedule and involved John D. Ehrlichman. The session concluded quickly, providing no further details regarding the nature of the problem or resulting directives.
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NARA Description
On April 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 895-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 895-5
Date: April 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:04 am and 9:09 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
President’s schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:09 am.Also recorded on April 13, 1973
- 895-001 8:29 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:49 am.
- 895-002 8:29 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:49 am.
- 895-003 8:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:49 am.
- 895-004 8:49 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:49 am to 9:04 am.
- 895-006 9:04 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:09 am.
- 895-007 9:04 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:10 am.
- 038-001 9:16 AM · 1 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 10:47 am.
- 895-008 9:16 AM · 1 hr 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, Lawrence M. Higby, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:16 am to 10:47 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 895-005, April 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/895-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).