Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 909 › Conversation 909-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Watergate scandal
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 10:08 AM–10:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief morning meeting in the Oval Office with Ronald L. Ziegler and an unidentified man. While the specific substance of the dialogue remains unrecorded, the discussion occurred amidst the escalating pressures of the Watergate scandal. The meeting concluded quickly, with the unknown visitor departing shortly before 10:14 am.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 909-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 909-13
Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:08 am and 10:14 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:14 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 909-30 (cont’d)Also recorded on May 2, 1973
- 909-011 9:59 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:08 am.
- 045-133 10:02 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
- 045-134 10:08 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am.
- 909-012 10:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am.
- 045-135 10:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
- 909-014 10:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
- 909-015 10:15 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:21 am.
- 045-136 10:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:24 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 909-013, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/909-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).