Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 900 › Conversation 900-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Rainer Barzel

Wednesday, April 18, 1973 · 12:11 PM–12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation900-029 on Tape 900StartWednesday, April 18, 1973 at 12:11 PMEndWednesday, April 18, 1973 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 900-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified visitor in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding his upcoming meeting with Dr. Rainer Barzel. The discussion focused specifically on the scheduling and timing of the appointment with the West German political leader. No further substantive matters were recorded during this one-minute encounter.

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NARA Description

On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 900-29

Date: April 18, 1973
Time: 12:11 pm - 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

      President’s schedule
            -Dr. Rainer Barzel
                  -Timing

The unknown man left at 12:12 pm.

Also recorded on April 18, 1973

  • 900-009 12:12 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 038-096 12:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:20 pm.
  • 038-097 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 900-010 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 900-011 12:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 900-012 12:25 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 038-098 12:33 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 900-013 12:33 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Rainer Barzel, Erich Feldweg, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 900-029, April 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/900-029 (accessed October 5, 2026).