Conversation 899-005

TapeTape 899StartTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 4:35 PMEndTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 4:41 PMParticipants[Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office

AI Summary

This brief meeting between President Nixon and unidentified participants occurs during the height of the Watergate investigations. While the specific substance of the discussion remains unclear due to the lack of a transcript and minimal archival records, the participants touch upon an inquiry and the concept of smallness. Given the timing, the interaction likely pertains to the ongoing internal assessments or procedural concerns regarding the escalating political scandal.

Watergate scandalExecutive internal inquiryWhite House proceduresPolitical investigation

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NARA Description

On April 17, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 899-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 899-5

Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 4:48 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

      Inquiry

      Smallness [?]

Unknown people left at an unknown time before 4:48 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     (rev. August-2011)

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