Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-022
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Vera Clemente
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 11:59 AM–12:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals to finalize the logistical details for an upcoming bill-signing ceremony involving Vera Clemente. The discussion focused on coordinating the press relations and event participants, specifically noting the involvement of Senator Hugh Scott and baseball players Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguillen. The primary objective was to facilitate the presentation of a commemorative medal, with proceeds directed toward the Roberto Clemente Memorial Fund.
- Vera Clemente
- Roberto Clemente Memorial Fund
- Bill signing
- Hugh Scott
- Public relations
- Presidential schedule
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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 11:59 am and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 917-022
Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with unknown men.
President’s schedule
-Vera Clemente [widow of Roberto Clemente]
-Bill signing
-Hugh Scott
-Proceeds of commemorative medal to Roberto Clemente Memorial Fund
-Press relations
-Scott
-Citation, Medal
-Willie Stargell, head of Roberto Clemente Memorial Fund
-Manny Sanguillen
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:03 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on May 14, 1973
- 917-019 11:40 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 11:42 am.
- 917-020 11:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:59 am.
- 046-026 11:59 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm.
- 917-021 11:59 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am.
- 917-023 11:59 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm.
- 046-027 12:03 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
- 917-024 12:03 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
- 917-025 12:04 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Vera Clemente, William S. Moorhead, Hugh Scott, Richard S. Schweiker, Jaime Benitez, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Orlando Zabala, Kenneth Davis, Paul Nieves, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 917-022, 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/917-022 (accessed October 1, 2026).