Conversation 917-009

TapeTape 917StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:28 AMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:40 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOval Office

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to organize and review sensitive records, including Presidential memoranda and dictabelt tapes relevant to the Watergate investigation. The President reviewed specific files and dictabelt content to manage and verify the filing procedures for these materials. During the meeting, they established instructions for the handling and marking of these tapes to maintain control over the documentation.

WatergateWhite House TapesRose Mary WoodsPresidential RecordsDictabeltsFiling Procedures

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 917-009

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

       Watergate
             -Woods’s files

               -Presidential memoranda [memos]
                      -Date range
                              -Dean
               -President’s diary tapes
               -President’s memos
                      -Ronald L. Ziegler
                      -Dean

The President played a portion of a previously recorded dictabelt tape.

       Memo to unknown person
             -Tape location

The President stopped playing the dictabelt tape.

       Watergate
             -President’s memos and dictabelt tapes [?]
                    -Date ranges
                    -Procedures for handling

Woods left at an unknown time before 11:40 a.m.

[There is no Conversation No. 917-010]

                                                                               Conversation No. 917-011

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President played portions of a previously recorded dictabelt tape.

       Memoranda [memos] to unknown person

               -Filing

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during chronological
review 2007-2013]

       President’s conversation with John D. Ehrlichman
               -Statements by Clay T. (“Tom”) Whitehead and Kevin P. Phillips

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       Instructions for handling tape

       Need to control situation

       Television [TV] appearances

[There is no Conversation No. 917-012]

Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

There is one.

I'll tell you about the picture.

I'll bring it back to you.

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with it.

But do you have the original one?

Do you have any other ones?

We're checking because I remember them.

But that's the other one in that period.

We're double checking.

Well, you know, there wouldn't be any before that, Rose, because I didn't ever think of being before that.

Yeah.

And here are all of your tapes, your personal tapes, from 2007.

That was when you were divorced.

Yes.

Okay.

I'll return the picture to my private file.

I'll tell you what would be better rather than having to deal with all these things.

Just mark 27, 28.

I'll take this one.

I'll tell you what would be better.

having him here with all these things.

Just mark them, 27 and 28.

I'll take this one now.

And I'll just hand them all back to you.

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