Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 434 › Conversation 434-036
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential travel
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 3:42 PM–3:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate logistics for an upcoming trip to Camp David. The discussion focused on transportation arrangements, specifically the President’s preference for traveling by car rather than utilizing other transit options. The meeting concluded with brief planning regarding his arrival and departure schedule for the retreat.
- Presidential travel
- Camp David
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Schedule planning
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.
Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data
Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.
NARA Description
On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 434-36
Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Camp David
-Departure time
-Transportation by car
-Arrival
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:45 pm.Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 434-031 3:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 434-032 3:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Earl L. Butz, Dana G. Mead, William W. Erwin, David A. Hamil, Stephen B. Bull, Thomas Hart, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 046-018 3:40 PM · 44 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:41 pm.
- 434-033 3:40 PM · 44 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:41 pm.
- 046-019 3:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:41 pm.
- 434-034 3:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:42 pm.
- 434-035 3:42 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 434-037 3:45 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 4:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 434-036, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-036 (accessed October 5, 2026).