Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 905 › Conversation 905-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 10:24 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The participants engaged in a very short exchange involving refreshments before the guest departed immediately. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this encounter.
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NARA Description
On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 905-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 905-9
Date: April 26, 1973
Time: 10:24 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 905-9 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshments
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at 10:24 am.Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 905-008 8:55 AM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 10:24 am.
- 905-010 10:24 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 11:20 am.
- 905-011 11:20 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:22 am.
- 905-012 11:22 AM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 12:11 pm.
- 045-001 12:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 045-002 12:11 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 905-013 12:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 905-014 12:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 905-009, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/905-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).