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Nixon White House recording on Leonid Brezhnev and White House Logistics

Monday, June 18, 1973 · 10:13 AM–10:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation943-009 on Tape 943StartMonday, June 18, 1973 at 10:13 AMEndMonday, June 18, 1973 at 10:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 943-009 ↗

AI Summary

Two unidentified individuals met in the Oval Office to discuss President Nixon’s upcoming schedule and arrangements regarding official photographs with Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. The dialogue focused on coordinating the logistics for these scheduled meetings and photo opportunities. No definitive decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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What does that mean, sir?
I don't know.
I don't know.

NARA Description

On June 18, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 10:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 943-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 943-9

Date: June 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:13 am and 10:35 am
Location: Oval Office

Two unknown men met at an unknown time after 10:13 am.

     President’s schedule
           -Photographs
                 -Leonid I. Brezhnev
           -Meeting schedule

The two men left at an unknown time before 10:35 am.

Also recorded on June 18, 1973

  • 943-002 10:14 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:35 am.
  • 943-003 10:27 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:35 am.
  • 943-004 10:27 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:35 am.
  • 943-005 10:35 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 10:40 am.
  • 943-010 10:35 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:40 am.
  • 943-006 10:40 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:54 am.
  • 943-007 10:40 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:54 am.
  • 943-011 10:40 AM · 15 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 943-009, June 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/943-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).