Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 911 › Conversation 911-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on President's schedule

Thursday, May 3, 1973 · 12:13 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation911-029 on Tape 911StartThursday, May 3, 1973 at 12:13 PMEndThursday, May 3, 1973 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 911-029 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for his upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the brief discussion was the signing ceremony for a foreign policy report. This meeting preceded a session in the Cabinet Room involving Henry A. Kissinger and the National Security Council staff.

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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 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 911-29

Date: May 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Foreign policy report signing
                      -Cabinet room
                      -Henry A. Kissinger and National Security Council [NSC] staff
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.
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  • 911-027 11:59 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jesse A. Helms, C. Morris Adams, Richard Maxwell, John Hawkins, William Bencini, Barbara Martin, Harold Herring, Coolidge C. Murrow, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:05 pm.
  • 911-028 12:05 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:05 pm.
  • 911-030 12:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:18 pm.
  • 911-031 12:18 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 911-032 12:24 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 911-033 12:40 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:52 pm.
  • 911-034 12:52 PM · 10 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 11:59 pm.

Conversation 911-029, 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/911-029 (accessed October 5, 2026).