Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 911 › Conversation 911-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Press relations

Thursday, May 3, 1973 · 12:15 PM–12:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation911-030 on Tape 911StartThursday, May 3, 1973 at 12:15 PMEndThursday, May 3, 1973 at 12:18 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 911-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate administrative tasks and manage the logistics of his daily schedule. The brief discussion facilitated preparations for a press photograph session at the President's desk. General Brent Scowcroft was also noted as a subject of scheduling interest during this brief encounter.

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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 12:15 pm and 12:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 911-30

Date: May 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

      President’s schedule
             -Press photograph
                     -Table
             -Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:18 pm.

Also recorded on May 3, 1973

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.
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.
911-029 12:13 PM · 16 sec — 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.
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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 911-030, 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/911-030 (accessed October 5, 2026).