Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 908 › Conversation 908-014
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 12:26 PM–12:27 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
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President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. Due to the lack of transcript content or discernible dialogue beyond a brief acknowledgment, the specific purpose and substantive outcomes of this encounter remain unrecorded. Consequently, no policy decisions or action items can be attributed to this exchange.
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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 12:26 pm and 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 908-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 908-014
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:26 pm and 12:27 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:27 pm.Also recorded on May 1, 1973
- 908-015 12:27 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:39 pm.
- 908-016 12:40 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:49 pm.
- 908-026 12:49 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:49 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 433-001 12:50 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:50 pm to 12:58 pm.
- 045-073 12:58 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 045-074 12:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 045-075 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 433-002 12:59 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 908-014, 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/908-014 (accessed October 15, 2026).