Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 903 › Conversation 903-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative affairs

Friday, April 20, 1973 · 8:39 AM–10:36 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation903-002 on Tape 903StartFriday, April 20, 1973 at 8:39 AMEndFriday, April 20, 1973 at 10:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 903-002 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss matters related to the President's schedule. Due to the lack of available transcripts, the specific details regarding the agenda or any resulting actions remain unclear. This brief interaction concludes without documented evidence of formal policy decisions or major developments.

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On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 10:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 903-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 903-2

Date: April 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:39 am and 10:36 am.
Location: Oval Office

The President and an unknown man entered.

     President’s schedule

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:36.
  • 903-001 8:15 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:39 am.
  • 123-002 8:39 AM · 1 hr 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William J. Casey, George P. Shultz, William P. Clements, Jr., Richard G. Kleindienst, Joseph T. Sneed, John C. Whitaker, Stephen A. Wakefield, Earl L. Butz, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, William N. Letson, Peter J. Brennan, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Frank C. Carlucci, James T. Lynn, Floyd H. Hyde, Claude S. Brinegar, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., David R. Gergen, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Herbert Stein, Kenneth W. Clawson, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:39 am to 10:35 am.
  • 903-003 8:39 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 10:36 am.
  • 903-004 10:35 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and George H. W. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:57 am.
  • 903-005 10:57 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:07 am.
  • 903-006 11:07 AM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:23 am.
  • 038-128 11:23 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:32 am.
  • 903-007 11:23 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:32 am.

Conversation 903-002, April 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/903-002 (accessed October 5, 2026).