Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 903 › Conversation 903-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger
Friday, April 20, 1973 · 11:40 AM–11:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate his official schedule. The conversation focused on the President's upcoming engagements, with specific attention directed toward arranging a meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. No further details regarding the discussion or final decisions are available due to the lack of a transcript.
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NARA Description
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 11:40 am and 11:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 903-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 903-12
Date: April 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:40 am and 11:43 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:43 am.Also recorded on April 20, 1973
- 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.
- 903-008 11:23 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:32 am.
- 903-009 11:23 AM · 13 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.
- 038-129 11:32 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 11:32 am to 11:40 am.
- 903-011 11:32 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 11:40 am.
- 903-013 11:40 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
- 903-014 11:43 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 903-012, 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/903-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).