Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-042

Nixon & United States Secret Service agents on Executive Office Building

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 5:17 PM–6:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); United States Secret Service agentsConversation917-042 on Tape 917StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 5:17 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 6:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 917-042 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 6:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 917-042

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:17 pm and 6:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

United States Secret Service [USSS] agents met.

       President’s location
              -Executive Office Building [EOB]
              -Notification

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 6:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 917-042, 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/917-042 (accessed November 15, 2026).