Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 895 › Conversation 895-019
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
Friday, April 13, 1973 · 11:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate his immediate schedule and administrative workflow. The discussion focused on facilitating a brief ten-minute briefing for Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., to address pending legislative matters following a separate meeting with Secretary Brennan. No major policy decisions were reached, as the primary objective was the logistical management of the President's appointments.
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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 11:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 895-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 895-19
Date: April 13, 1973
Time: 11:53 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman’s suggestion
-Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
-Legislation
The unknown man left at 11:53 am.
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Conversation No. 895-20 (cont’d)Also recorded on April 13, 1973
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- 895-013 11:08 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Morie Kimura, Masanou Kaneko, Taketo Tomono, Yoshio Ogiyama, Kumashi Kakehashi, Masao Kodama, Masakichi Ogowa, Richard L. Schneider, Brevard Crihfield, Henry A. Kissinger, Ichiro Nichimura, and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:18 am.
- 895-014 11:22 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:40 am.
- 895-015 11:40 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:41 am.
- 895-016 11:41 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward King Gaylord, Donald S. Kennedy, James E. Webb, Stanley C. Draper, Sylvan N. Goldman, Harvey P. Everest, Charles C. Ingram, C. D. Ellison, Garland R. Williams, Stanton S. Pate, Jr., Margaret F. Pate, John Jarman, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:41 am to 11:50 am.
- 895-017 11:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:50 am.
- 895-018 11:50 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jeni Brown, Herbert G. Klein, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 11:53 am.
- 895-020 11:53 AM · 1 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 895-019, 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/895-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).