Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 909 › Conversation 909-034

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 10:54 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation909-034 on Tape 909StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 10:54 AMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 909-034 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a brief ten-minute meeting in the Oval Office involving President Nixon and unidentified participants. Due to the lack of a transcript or finding aid, the specific substance of the discussion remains undocumented. As a result, no definitive policy decisions, developments, or action items can be attributed to this interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 909-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

None

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  • 909-020 10:43 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:43 am to 10:46 am.
  • 909-021 10:47 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:47 am to 10:49 am.
  • 909-022 10:49 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 10:54 am.
  • 909-023 10:54 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:04 am.
  • 909-024 10:54 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:04 am.
  • 909-025 11:04 AM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Willy Brandt, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, Walter Scheel, Egon Bahr, members of the press, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 909-034, 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/909-034 (accessed October 5, 2026).