Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John Dean
Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 9:18 AM–9:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to John Dean. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to connect the President with his White House Counsel. No further substantive discussion or decision-making occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 898-1 Date: April 17, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:18 am and 9:19 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 38-83]
Also recorded on April 17, 1973
- 038-083 9:18 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:19 am.
- 038-084 9:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
- 898-002 9:19 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
- 898-003 9:25 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:30 am.
- 898-004 9:30 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:46 am.
- 898-005 9:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:47 am.
- 898-006 9:47 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:47 am to 9:59 am.
- 898-007 9:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 898-001, April 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/898-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).