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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Thursday, May 3, 1973 · 9:30 AM–9:31 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation911-005 on Tape 911StartThursday, May 3, 1973 at 9:30 AMEndThursday, May 3, 1973 at 9:31 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 911-005 ↗

President Nixon held a brief meeting with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office. The conversation, which lasted for less than a minute, remained inconclusive as the speakers failed to reach a specific point of discussion. No substantive decisions or policy actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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On May 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 911-5

Date: May 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 9:31 am
Location: Oval Office
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)

The President met with an unknown woman.

Henry A. Kissinger’s schedule

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:31 am.
  • 911-002 8:51 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:51 am to 9:09 am.
  • 911-003 9:09 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:11 am.
  • 911-004 9:11 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David Packard, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 9:30 am.
  • 911-006 9:31 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:31 am to 9:36 am.
  • 911-007 9:36 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:48 am.
  • 911-008 9:36 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:48 am.
  • 911-009 9:48 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David K. E. Bruce, White House photographer, members of the press, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 10:12 am.
  • 045-156 10:12 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:13 am.

Conversation 911-005, May 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/911-005 (accessed October 15, 2026).