Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 908 › Conversation 908-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Gerald R. Ford

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 8:30 AM–8:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation908-007 on Tape 908StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 8:30 AMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 8:33 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 908-007 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual to coordinate the logistics of Gerald R. Ford’s pending arrival at the Oval Office. The participants engaged in a short exchange regarding scheduling adjustments and the timing of the Congressman's appearance. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this encounter, which served primarily as a brief administrative update on the President's daily agenda.

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Hi, sir.
Congressman, you said you'd just be a few minutes late.
Seven.
Four?
Yeah.
Well, you must be getting late.

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 908-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 908-007

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
              -Gerald R. Ford’s arrival

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:33 am.
  • 908-001 7:59 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:13 am.
  • 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.
  • 908-006 8:30 AM · 26 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.

Conversation 908-007, 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/908-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).