Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 918 › Conversation 918-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Congressional relations
Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 12:13 PM–12:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
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On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 918-20
Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 918-20 (cont’d)
President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
-Congressman’s arrival
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 15, 1973
- 918-018 12:13 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 918-019 12:13 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 918-021 12:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stanford E. Parris, Robert G. Goodnough, Harry Parrish, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:21 pm.
- 918-022 12:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:24 pm.
- 918-023 12:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:24 pm.
- 918-024 12:21 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:24 pm.
- 046-052 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 918-025 12:24 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 1:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 918-020, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/918-020 (accessed November 15, 2026).