Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 906 › Conversation 906-026

Kissinger on Oval Office and Personnel matters

Friday, April 27, 1973 · 8:35 AM–8:36 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation906-026 on Tape 906StartFriday, April 27, 1973 at 8:35 AMEndFriday, April 27, 1973 at 8:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 906-026 ↗

AI Summary

Henry A. Kissinger met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to briefly discuss a matter involving a significant duration of time. Given the extremely limited duration of the recorded exchange, no specific policy decisions or substantive action items were documented. The conversation concluded abruptly within one minute, leaving the primary context of the meeting unclear.

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That's a long time.

NARA Description

On April 27, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 906-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 906-26

Date: April 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 8:36 am
Location: Oval Office

Henry A. Kissinger met with an unknown man.

     Oval Office [?]
          -President’s location [?]

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:36 am.

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  • 906-005 8:35 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon 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.
  • 906-006 8:36 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:36 am to 8:45 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 906-026, 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/906-026 (accessed October 5, 2026).