Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 911 › Conversation 911-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Thursday, May 3, 1973 · 11:01 AM–11:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation911-017 on Tape 911StartThursday, May 3, 1973 at 11:01 AMEndThursday, May 3, 1973 at 11:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 911-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, two-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The discussion served as a precursor to the President's scheduled appointment with Senators Howard H. Baker, Jr. and William E. Brock, III, regarding a visiting Tennessee delegation. No specific policy decisions or substantive actions were recorded during this abbreviated exchange.

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NARA Description

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 11:01 am and 11:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 911-17
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)

Date: May 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:01 am and 11:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Howard H. Baker, Jr. and William E. Brock, III
                      -Tennessee group

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:03 am.

Also recorded on May 3, 1973

911-018 11:03 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William Brock, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Ronald McMahan, C. E. Waldon, J. W. Beard, Robert Cheeseman, Jack Reese, Alan Wright, Kitty Moon, Horace N. Moore, Mrs. Horace N. Moore, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:10 am.
911-019 11:10 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:11 am.
911-020 11:11 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas S. Foley, David J. Heerensperger, William Sterr, Jr., William Sterr, Sr., James Lucero, Frank Hewlett, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:11 am to 11:14 am.
911-021 11:16 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Samuel L. Devine, William Mnich, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:18 am.
911-022 11:18 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 11:19 am.
911-023 11:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Barry M. Goldwater, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:24 am.
911-024 11:25 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward J. Derwinski, Mabel Liang, Yuan Liang, Mrs. Yuan Liang, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 11:28 am.
911-025 11:28 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 911-017, 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/911-017 (accessed October 5, 2026).