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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation435-014 on Tape 435StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:10 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:24 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 435-014 ↗

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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Good.
Right.
Good.
Good.
We'll have a little check on that.
All right.
Fine.
Fine.
Okay, but they're working on it.
They know that I've got to have it for a Sunday night broadcast.
Well, the length of the lecture is great.
You know what I mean?
The length of the message can be very long.
I don't know how much time there is, but what I say should be 15 minutes.
Okay.
Thank you.

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.

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
              -Congress
  • 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.

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 October 1, 2026).