Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 915 › Conversation 915-023
Nixon White House recording on White House Taping System and Audio Equipment
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 9:09 AM–10:47 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
Technical staff or aides met in the Oval Office to verify the operational status of the recording or audio equipment. The participants focused on ensuring the readiness of the recording system, including checking line connections for an upcoming audio message. The brief exchange concluded once the system was confirmed to be functioning properly.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 915-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 915-23
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:09 am and 10:47 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown persons met.
Preparations for audio message
-Picture [?]
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 9:09 am.
Readiness
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 915-23 (cont’d)
Call for assistance
The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 10:47 am.Also recorded on May 10, 1973
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- 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.
- 915-002 8:29 AM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 915-005 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 915-023, 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/915-023 (accessed October 5, 2026).