Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 908 › Conversation 908-025

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Procedural exchange

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 10:36 AM–10:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation908-025 on Tape 908StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 10:36 AMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 908-025 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified group convened in the Oval Office for a brief meeting characterized by minimal audible dialogue. The interaction primarily involved procedural exchanges and polite closing remarks. No substantive policy discussions, strategic decisions, or administrative actions were recorded during this segment.

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NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:36 am and 10:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 908-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 908-025

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:36 am and 10:44 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

       Music

       Cigarettes [?]

       Pack [?]

The unknown people at an unknown time before 10:44 am.

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

  • 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.
  • 908-010 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.
  • 908-013 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.
  • 908-014 12:26 PM · 10 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 908-025, 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/908-025 (accessed October 5, 2026).