Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 906 › Conversation 906-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office logistics

Friday, April 27, 1973 · 8:05 AM–8:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation906-002 on Tape 906StartFriday, April 27, 1973 at 8:05 AMEndFriday, April 27, 1973 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 906-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual to facilitate the transport of official materials. The exchange focused primarily on the logistics of moving a briefcase out of the Oval Office. No substantive policy discussions or political decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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You carry my grave case over, please.

NARA Description

On April 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 8:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 906-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 906-2

Date: April 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:05 am and 8:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

     Briefcase

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:30 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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906-026 8:35 AM · 11 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:36 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 906-002, April 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/906-002 (accessed October 5, 2026).