Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 908 › Conversation 908-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Willy Brandt

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 10:26 AM–10:27 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation908-010 on Tape 908StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 10:26 AMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 10:27 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 908-010 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual to discuss logistical details regarding an upcoming engagement with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the protocol for the President's meeting with the Chancellor as he arrived at the White House. No major policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.

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President, were you aware of any of the rival action over the diplomatic advance?
I know over there.
Yeah, just a handshaker reading with him as he walked back over there.

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 10:26 am and 10:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 908-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 908-010

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:26 am and 10:27 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Meeting with Willy Brandt

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:27 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.
  • 908-009 10:26 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:27 am.
  • 908-011 10:27 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:34 am.
  • 908-012 10:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 10:36 am.
  • 908-025 10:36 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:36 am and 10:44 am.
  • 908-013 10:44 AM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Willy Brandt, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Egon Bahr, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 12:24 pm.

Conversation 908-010, 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/908-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).