Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 915 › Conversation 915-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Congressional Relations
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 8:29 AM–8:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to briefly coordinate his daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the President's upcoming meetings with Congressional leaders. The encounter concluded quickly, serving as a brief administrative update on the President's legislative outreach agenda.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 915-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 915-2
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:29 am and 8:35 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Congressional leaders
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:35 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on May 10, 1973
- 120-003 7:58 AM · 1 hr 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap) Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, John B. Connally, George H. W. Bush, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, William E. Colby, Herbert Stein, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 9:17 pm.
- 915-001 7:59 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:59 am to 8:29 am.
- 915-003 8:29 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:35 am.
- 915-004 8:35 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William E. Timmons, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:35 am to 9:09 am.
- 915-022 9:09 AM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:47 am.
- 915-023 9:09 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:47 am.
- 915-005 10:47 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 10:57 am.
- 915-006 10:47 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 10:57 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 915-002, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/915-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).