Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 8:42 AM–8:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec
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President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of the encounter was the visitor's request for a subsequent meeting with White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Following this brief interaction, the unidentified man departed the office.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 917-001
Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:42 am and 8:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Request for meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:56 am.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on May 14, 1973
- 917-002 8:56 AM · 2 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 10:50 am.
- 917-003 10:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.
- 917-004 10:50 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.
- 917-005 11:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:00 am to 11:10 am.
- 917-006 11:10 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:25 am.
- 917-007 11:10 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:25 am.
- 046-024 11:15 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:25 am.
- 046-025 11:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:28 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 917-001, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).