Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-007
Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential-First Lady relationship
Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 9:59 AM–10:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met briefly with First Lady Pat Nixon in the Oval Office to exchange remarks before her departure. The interaction was limited to a very short duration, serving as a personal check-in rather than a substantive policy discussion. No significant political decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Presidential-First Lady relationship
- White House personal schedule
- Oval Office daily activities
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 898-7
Date: April 17, 1973
Time: 9:59 am-10:00 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Weather [?]
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Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon left at 10:00 am.
Conversation 898-26
Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:00 am and 10:34 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown persons [United States Secret Service [USSS] agents ?] met at an unknown time after
10:00 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 898-26 (cont’d)
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Giulio Andreotti
-Entrance
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-
2014-038. Segment exempt per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(1) on 06/17/2019. Archivist: DR]
[National Security]
[898-026-w001]
[Duration: 1m 44s]
USSS
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 10:34 am.Also recorded on April 17, 1973
- 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.
- 898-026 10:00 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:34 am.
- 898-008 10:34 AM · 1 hr 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Giulio Andreotti, Andrea Cagiatti, Neil A. Seidenman, Paolo Gesfulo, Anna Saxon, members of the press, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 12:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 898-007, 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/898-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).