Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 895 › Conversation 895-025

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, April 13, 1973 · 12:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation895-025 on Tape 895StartFriday, April 13, 1973 at 12:59 PMEndFriday, April 13, 1973 at 12:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 895-025 ↗

President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The conversation consists of undefined activity, offering no substantive insight into policy or administrative decisions. Due to the lack of intelligible dialogue, no specific topics were discussed or actions taken.

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On April 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 895-025 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 895-25

Date: April 13, 1973
Time: 12:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 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.
  • 895-019 11:53 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 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.
  • 895-021 12:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:59 pm.
  • 895-022 12:59 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:29 pm.
  • 038-002 1:28 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 2:46 pm.
  • 895-026 1:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 4:22 pm.

Conversation 895-025, 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/895-025 (accessed October 12, 2026).