Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 435 › Conversation 435-014
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Television address
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:10 PM–3:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified staff member regarding the preparation of a forthcoming Sunday night television address. The discussion focused on the necessary length of the speech, with the President specifying a fifteen-minute duration to ensure effective delivery. Nixon emphasized the importance of coordinating the message with advisors Leonard Garment and William P. Rogers while considering the political implications for Congress.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 435-14
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
President’s forthcoming speech
-Leonard Garment
-William P. Rogers
-Sunday broadcast
-Length
-CongressTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 10, 1973
- 045-190 3:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 045-191 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 435-010 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 435-011 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 045-192 3:10 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:10 pm.
- 435-012 3:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:10 pm.
- 435-013 3:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 435-015 3:10 PM · 34 sec — 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 435-014, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/435-014 (accessed November 15, 2026).