Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 914 › Conversation 914-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office operations

Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 9:34 AM–9:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation914-007 on Tape 914StartWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 9:34 AMEndWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 9:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 914-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to facilitate the exchange of physical materials, likely documents or personal effects. The brief encounter focused on the distribution of specific items that the individual required before departing the Oval Office. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this short administrative interaction.

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Oh, uh...
Yes?
He just got out of his stamp.
He needs some of these.
Yeah, here you go.
Okay.

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 9:34 am and 9:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 914-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 914-7

Date: May 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:34 am and 9:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man

      President’s schedule
            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:40 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 914-8 (cont’d)

Also recorded on May 9, 1973

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  • 914-004 8:50 AM · 15 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 914-008 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.
  • 914-010 10:02 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:07 am.
  • 432-023 10:07 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:07 am to 10:10 am.
  • 432-024 10:54 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:54 am to 11:10 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 914-007, 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/914-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).