William E. Timmons served as a key legislative aide during the Nixon administration, managing the White House's relationship with Congress. He initially served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs from January 1969 until February 1970, when he was promoted to succeed Bryce Harlow as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. Throughout the White House taping period (February 1971 – July 1973), Timmons held this senior role, lobbying for the administration's agenda and advising President Nixon on congressional matters until the end of the administration in August 1974.
On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, William P. Clements, Jr., Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Floyd H. Hyde, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, Melvin R. Laird, Peter J. Brennan, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, George H. W. Bush, John B. Connally, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Raymond K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Gerald L. Warren, Frederic V. Malek, Arthur J. Sohmer, Herbert Stein, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:04 am to 11:19 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 124-006 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William E. Timmons, and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:22 am to 10:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 939-002 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, Rogers C. B. Morton, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Virginia H. Knauer, David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, and Arthur J. Sohmer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 5:42 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 126-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John G. Tower, Russell B. Long, Wallace F. Bennett, William Proxmire, Jacob K. Javits, Milton R. Young, Carl B. Albert, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Wright Patman, William B. Widnall, Herman T. Schneebeli, Roy L. Ash, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Max L. Friedersdorf, John J. McFall, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 5:42 pm to 6:52 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 126-002 of the White House Tapes.
On June 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:41 am to 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 946-014 of the White House Tapes.
On June 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, J. William Fulbright, Strom Thurmond, Craig Hosmer, Henry A. Kissinger, Melvid R. Laird, William E. Timmons, Peter M. Flanigan, Anne L. Armstrong, Roy L. Ash, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Thomas C. Korologos, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:29 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 127-001 of the White House Tapes.
On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Norris Cotton, John G. Tower, William E. Brock, III, William L. Scott, Robert W. Packwood, Charles H. Percy, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, Samuel L. Devine, David T. Martin, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert H. Michel, J. William Stanton, Joel T. Broyhill, George H. W. Bush, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N. Harlow, Anne L. Armstrong, Roy L. Ash, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Max L. Friedersdorff, and Frederick L. Webber, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 10:24 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 128-001 of the White House Tapes.
On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Roy L. Ash, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N. Harlow, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John T. Dunlop, Anne L. Armstrong, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter M. Flanigan, and Arthur F. Burns met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:48 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 128-002 of the White House Tapes.
On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Gerald R. Ford, Hugh Scott, William E. Timmons, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 11:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 947-004 of the White House Tapes.
On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N Harlow, John B Connally, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John A. Love, Ronald L Ziegler, Peter M. Flanigan, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Frederic V. Malek, Arthur J. Sohmer, David R. Gergen, and David N. Parker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 10:32 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 128-003 of the White House Tapes.
On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Hubert H. Humphrey, Gerald R. Ford, Arthur B. Hanson, William E. Timmons, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 948-007 of the White House Tapes.
On July 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 4:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 949-007 of the White House Tapes.