Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 902 › Conversation 902-011
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Interior Design
Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 11:07 AM–11:08 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified group of men engaged in a brief, one-minute meeting in the Oval Office. The discussion was limited to the arrangement of furniture within the room. No further policy or administrative business was recorded during this interaction before the participants departed.
- Oval Office
- Interior Design
- Furniture
- White House Administration
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 902-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 902-011
Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:07 am and 11:08 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met.
Furniture
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 11:08 amAlso recorded on April 19, 1973
- 038-105 9:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 12:29 pm.
- 902-002 10:12 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:12 am.
- 902-003 10:12 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry E. Petersen, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 11:07 am.
- 902-004 11:08 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
- 902-012 11:08 AM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 12:48 pm.
- 038-106 12:29 PM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 038-107 12:29 PM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 902-005 12:29 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 902-011, April 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/902-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).