Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 908 › Conversation 908-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Congressional relations

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 8:30 AM–8:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation908-006 on Tape 908StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 8:30 AMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 8:33 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 908-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to prepare for an upcoming session with key bipartisan Congressional leaders. The discussion focused on coordinating the attendance of Senators Mike Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, and J. William Fulbright for the scheduled meeting. This brief encounter served as a final logistical confirmation for the President’s impending engagement with these prominent legislators.

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Are you ready?
We have the short three senators.
Manzala, Byrd, and Fulbright.
Who?
Senators Mansfield, Byrd, and Fulbright.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 908-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 908-006

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders
              -Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd and J. William Fulbright

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:33 am.

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  • 908-002 7:59 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:13 am.
  • 908-003 8:13 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, and William J. Baroody, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:13 am to 8:18 am.
  • 908-004 8:18 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:18 am and 8:26 am.
  • 908-005 8:18 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:18 am and 8:30 am.
  • 908-007 8:30 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:33 am.
  • 123-003 8:33 AM · 1 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Spiro Agnew, William P. Rogers, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Dr. John A. Hannah, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, J. William Fulbright, George D. Aiken, John L. McClellan, Daniel K. Inouye, Edward W. Brooke, Sam Nunn, Jesse A. Helms, Carl B. Albert, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., Gerald R. Ford, John J. McFall, Leslie C. Arends, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, William S. Mailliard, George H. Mahon, Richard W. Bolling, William L. Dickinson, Roy L. Ash, William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Max L. Friedersdorf, Gerald L. Warren, and John F. Lehman, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:33 am to 10:05 am.
  • 908-008 10:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:26 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 908-006, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/908-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).