Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 913 › Conversation 913-009
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Security
Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 7:37 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, cryptic meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual referred to as James. The conversation focuses on the caller's urgent need to depart from a location designated as "East 8th" and a request for assistance regarding this extraction. Due to the fragmentary nature of the transcript, no substantive policy or administrative decisions are recorded beyond the participant's request for help.
- Oval Office
- Security
- Personnel
- Logistics
- Emergency assistance
Audio
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 913-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 913-9
Date: May 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:37 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown personas met [?].
President’s location
-James [?] [Last name unknown]
Location
-River [?]
The tape cut off at an unknown time.Also recorded on May 8, 1973
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- 433-074 7:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 7:41 pm.
- 433-075 7:37 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 7:41 pm.
- 045-160 7:41 PM · 55 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 433-076 7:41 PM · 54 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:41 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 433-077 7:42 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:01 pm.
- 433-078 7:42 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:01 pm.
- 433-079 7:42 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 913-009, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/913-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).