Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 896 › Conversation 896-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Rose Garden

Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 1:52 PM–2:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation896-001 on Tape 896StartSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 1:52 PMEndSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 2:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 896-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with an aide to coordinate his participation in a Rose Garden tour hosted by First Lady Pat Nixon for student contest winners. They discussed the logistics of the event, specifically mapping out the President’s route, his interaction with the press, and the placement of attendees. The discussion concluded with a plan for the President to exit his office and proceed through the hall to join the tour participants.

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President, you're just breathing out of the back of your head.

I've got to get some rest.

I think it's the same in the floor.

Great school students who have been in this culture contest.

If you don't find a seat, they'll be walking up the driveway here.

I suggest that you go in just outside your office here in the hall.

Walk into the Rose Garden.

Along the far north, the press will be in a chain building down the patio.

Mrs. Hickson, we'll escort you further into the house and the floor.

on the right hand side.

NARA Description

On April 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 896-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 896-1

Date: April 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s Rose Garden tour
                      -Prize winners
                      -President’s appearance
                      -Press
                      -Tour’s rout and itinerary

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:13 pm.

Also recorded on April 14, 1973

428-021 12:54 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
428-022 12:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
428-023 12:54 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
428-024 12:54 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
896-002 1:52 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm.
896-003 1:52 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm.
896-004 1:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 2:13 pm.
896-005 2:13 PM · 1 hr 46 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Jeb Stuart Magruder met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 896-001, April 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/896-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).