Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 904 › Conversation 904-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 9:17 AM–9:21 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation904-007 on Tape 904StartWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 9:17 AMEndWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 9:21 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 904-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for a brief gathering involving three officers. The participants arranged for coffee service and specific seating configurations for the upcoming meeting. The interaction was limited to these administrative preparations before the visitor departed.

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Three people, three officers.
You got to leave the chair there, that's what I want.
Rats and nuts and rats and nuts.

NARA Description

On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 904-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 904-7

Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:17 am and 9:21 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

      Arrangements for meeting
           -Coffee

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:21 am.

Also recorded on April 25, 1973

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  • 038-136 8:17 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 8:25 am.
  • 904-003 8:17 AM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:17 am.
  • 904-004 8:17 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 8:25 am.
  • 904-010 8:25 AM · 38 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:50 am.
  • 904-006 8:50 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry E. Petersen met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:17 am.
  • 038-137 8:56 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry E. Petersen, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:56 am to 9:01 am.
  • 904-008 9:21 AM · 3 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John J. Wilson, Frank H. Strickler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:21 am to 10:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 904-007, April 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/904-007 (accessed October 5, 2026).