Conversation: 900-023
Prev:  900-022 Next: 900-024Start Date: 18-Apr-1973 1:18 PM
End Date: 18-Apr-1973 2:56 PM
Participants:
[Unknown person(s)]; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On April 18, 1973, unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 900-23 Date: April 18, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 2:56 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown persons entered. President’s location Noise lever Film crew arrival -President’s knowledge Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra [?] Technical arrangements -Wiring -Acoustics -Power sources -Lighting -Shadows -Back lighting -Testing Greetings Technical arrangements -Technique -Readiness The President entered at 2:43 pm. George P. Shultz -Location -33- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 900-23 (cont’d) Technical arrangements -Size of room -Seating -Boom microphone [?] -Focus of camera -Picture -Stand-by -Countdown -Focus -Talk with President The President filmed a portion of his “Remarks on Transmitting a Special Message to the Congress on Energy Policy” at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:45 pm. [A transcript of the final broadcast of this speech appears in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon, Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1973, pages 301-302.] [Begin recorded remarks] [End recorded remarks] Speech -Miscue -Technical problems -Audio -Sound test The President re-filmed his “Remarks on Transmitting a Special Message to the Congress on Energy Policy” in its entirety at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:45 pm. [A transcript of this speech appears in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon, Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1973, pages 301-302.] [Begin recorded remarks] -34- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. July-2012) Conversation No. 900-23 (cont’d) [End recorded remarks] The President left at 2:45 pm. Speech -Filming -Back-up feed -Live feed -Approval -Rehearsal Filming equipment -Disassembly and removal Instruction [?] The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 2:56 pm.