Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-018

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Watergate

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 4:46 PM–5:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation440-018 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:46 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate the administration's strategic response to the unfolding Watergate scandal. The discussion centered on the preparation and forthcoming release of a formal White House White Paper regarding the matter. They specifically deliberated on the intended distribution methods to ensure the document effectively addressed public and political scrutiny.

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NARA Description

On May 22, 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-18

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Watergate
             -White House response
                    -Forthcoming White Paper
                           -Distribution

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  • 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.
  • 440-019 4:46 PM · 20 sec — 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-020 4:46 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-018, 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/440-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).