Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 903 › Conversation 903-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Friday, April 20, 1973 · 12:02 PM–12:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation903-015 on Tape 903StartFriday, April 20, 1973 at 12:02 PMEndFriday, April 20, 1973 at 12:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 903-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to connect the President with an external party. No substantive policy matters or major political developments were recorded during this short connection.

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NARA Description

On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 903-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 903-15

Date: April 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 38-130]
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Conversation No. 903-15

Also recorded on April 20, 1973

  • 903-012 11:40 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 11:40 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.
  • 038-130 12:02 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:04 pm.
  • 038-131 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:04 pm to 12:07 pm.
  • 903-016 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:07 pm.
  • 903-017 12:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 903-018 12:07 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 903-019 12:15 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 903-015, 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/903-015 (accessed October 5, 2026).