Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 436 › Conversation 436-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Social interaction
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 8:15 PM–8:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Executive Office Building to share refreshments. The brief exchange consisted of casual social pleasantries regarding drinks. No substantive policy matters or official business were conducted during this interaction.
- Social interaction
- Executive Office Building
- Informal meeting
- Presidential routine
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NARA Description
On May 14, 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 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 436-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 436-17
Date: May 14, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Time: Unknown between 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Refreshment
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:20 pm.Also recorded on May 15, 1973
- 436-016 8:15 PM · 15 sec — 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 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 046-040 8:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:01 pm.
- 436-018 8:20 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 046-041 9:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:01 pm to 9:03 pm.
- 046-042 9:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:12 pm and 9:15 pm.
- 046-043 9:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:15 pm to 9:22 pm.
- 046-044 9:22 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 pm and 9:32 pm.
- 046-045 9:32 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 436-017, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/436-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).