Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-032

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 12:53 PM–12:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation917-032 on Tape 917StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 12:53 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 12:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 917-032 ↗

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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 12:53 pm and 12:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 917-032

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:53 pm and 12:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
             -Press briefing
             -Executive Office Building [EOB] office

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:59 p.m.

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Yes, he's still going.
I was going to try to get his son to see if I should.
I didn't even get his briefing.
Quite a while ago, she had to go back to the table and get it done.
So I'll try to send him over to the O.E.
office.
Yeah, I'll have to talk to him over there.

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  • 436-001 12:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 436-002 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 436-003 12:59 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 435-021 1:04 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 435-022 1:07 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 917-032, 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/917-032 (accessed November 15, 2026).