Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 902 › Conversation 902-013
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Unidentified Participants
Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 1:30 PM–1:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief and indistinct interaction between President Nixon and one or more unidentified individuals in the Oval Office. The dialogue consists entirely of fragmented, informal remarks that provide no substantive information regarding policy, strategy, or administration business. No clear decisions or significant developments can be discerned from the transcript.
- Oval Office
- Unidentified Participants
- Administrative Routine
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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 1:30 pm and 1:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 902-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 902-013
Conversation No. 902-013
Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 1:36 pm.
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met.
Instruction [?]
-Picture [?]
-Agent [?]
-Request [?]
President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Sergeant [last name unknown]
Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Written note
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 1:36 pm.Also recorded on April 19, 1973
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- 038-108 1:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 038-109 1:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:39 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 429-004 1:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:39 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 038-110 1:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 038-111 1:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 429-005 1:45 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 038-112 1:46 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 902-013, 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/902-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).