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Nixon & Timmons on House of Representatives and Political strategy

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:30 PM–3:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Timmons, William E.Conversation435-019 on Tape 435StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:30 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 435-019 ↗

President Nixon and William E. Timmons discuss the administration's political strategy regarding a vote in the House of Representatives. Expressing confidence, the two men affirm their intent to aggressively leverage political strength and resources to secure a victory. The conversation concludes with a resolute commitment from both parties to fight for the desired outcome.

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Yeah.
What's this dope in the house?
Only 150 people are in this house.
Yeah.
How much did it cost today?
We're going to get away with it.
We're going to fight as a portion of the nation.
We're going to display every strength there is.
You pick up dead, you're winning.
Yeah.
Well, let's win this one.
This is what we need, boy.
All right.
Good.
All right, all right.

On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 435-19
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: 3:30 pm-3:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with William E. Timmons.

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  • 045-194 3:26 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 435-017 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 435-018 3:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 045-195 3:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
  • 045-196 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 435-020 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.

Conversation 435-019, 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/435-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).