Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 914 › Conversation 914-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 8:50 AM–9:11 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and daily scheduling matters. The conversation focused primarily on the appointment calendar of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No major policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:11 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 914-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 914-4
Date: May 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 9:11 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man
President’s schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler schedule
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Conversation No. 914-4 (cont’d)
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:11 amAlso recorded on May 9, 1973
- 914-001 7:59 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.
- 914-002 7:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.
- 914-003 7:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.
- 914-009 7:59 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.
- 914-005 8:50 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:11 am.
- 914-006 9:11 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 9:34 am.
- 914-007 9:34 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 9:40 am.
- 914-008 9:40 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 10:02 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 914-004, May 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/914-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).