Conversation 945-010

TapeTape 945StartTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 4:30 PMEndTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 4:40 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office

President Nixon met with two unidentified individuals to discuss logistical challenges regarding Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev’s upcoming schedule. The primary focus involved the need to delay Henry Kissinger’s activities, a task requiring coordination with Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. The brief meeting concluded with an urgent emphasis on time constraints regarding these diplomatic arrangements.

Leonid I. BrezhnevHenry A. KissingerAnatoliy F. DobryninDiplomatic schedulingSoviet-US relations

On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 945-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 945-10

Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:30 and 4:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man and an unknown woman.

     Leonid I. Brezhnev’s schedule
          -Delay Henry A. Kissinger
                 -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin

The unknown man and woman left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.
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Yes, sir.
Listen in.
You have, what is it?
Fifteen minutes.
Fifteen minutes.
Who said that?
Fifteen minutes.
We're running out of time.
It's your just time, Ambassador.
We're going to have a vote.