Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-021
Nixon & Woods on Watergate and White House files
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 11:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
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On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-021 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 917-021
Date: May 14, 1973
Time: 11:59 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Watergate
-Files
-President’s assessment
Woods left at 11:59 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 917-021, 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/917-021 (accessed November 15, 2026).