Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-014

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on H. R. Haldeman and Appointments

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 11:28 AM–11:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation917-014 on Tape 917StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:28 AMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 917-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this session to review and listen to content from a previously recorded dictabelt tape. The discussion centered on appointments, specifically focusing on the involvement of ethnic groups and minorities within the political landscape. The meeting concluded with instructions for H.R. Haldeman regarding the follow-up on these administrative and personnel-related matters.

  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Appointments
  • Ethnic groups
  • Minorities
  • Politics
  • Dictabelt records

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon 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 917-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 917-14

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.

      Appointments        

           -Ethnic groups, minorities       

                 -Politics    


      Memoranda [memos] to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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  • 917-011 11:28 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am.
  • 917-013 11:28 AM · 21 sec — 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.
  • 917-015 11:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am.
  • 917-016 11:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am.
  • 917-017 11:28 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am.
  • 917-018 11:28 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:40 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 917-014, 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/917-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).