Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-013

Nixon & Timmons on Legislative Liaison and Public Relations

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 4:40 PM–4:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Timmons, William E.Conversation440-013 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:40 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-013 ↗

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President Nixon consulted with legislative liaison William E. Timmons to discuss strategies for managing public perception and the administration's policy response to ongoing political pressures. The brief exchange focused on coordinating legislative action with the necessity of publicly articulating the White House's position. This meeting served as a direct effort to align executive messaging with congressional maneuvers during a period of intense scrutiny.

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and also the public need of our action.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-13

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: 4:40 pm - 4:44 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with William E. Timmons.

[See Conversation No. 46-153]

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 046-153 4:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 4:40 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 046-154 4:44 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 440-014 4:44 PM · 8 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 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 046-155 4:45 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 440-015 4:45 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 046-156 4:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-016 4:46 PM · 8 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-017 4:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-013, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).