Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 915 › Conversation 915-015
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential directive
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 12:15 PM–12:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to provide instructions regarding a specific, unspecified person. The dialogue consists solely of the President's command to "take him," indicating a directive for action. The meeting concluded within minutes, leaving the identity of the parties and the nature of the assignment ambiguous.
- Presidential directive
- Oval Office
- Personnel matters
- Executive authority
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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 12:15 pm and 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 915-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 915-15
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:21 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:21 pm.Also recorded on May 10, 1973
- 915-013 12:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:05 pm.
- 915-014 12:06 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael P. Balzano, Denise I. (Wiens) Balzano, Isable Wiens, Mrs. Mrs. John L. MacMichael, Stephen Allers, Aloysius Mazewski, Frank Scumaci, Michael A. Revisto, Nicholas S. Nunzio, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:15 pm.
- 915-016 12:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gene Taylor, Dewey J. Short, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:21 pm.
- 915-017 12:21 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 915-018 12:21 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 915-019 12:21 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 915-020 12:31 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:45 pm.
- 433-080 12:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 915-015, 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/915-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).