Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 926 › Conversation 926-014

Nixon, Javits & Vaughn on Merchant Marine Act of 1970 and Diplomatic Relations

Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 12:18 PM–12:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Javits, Jacob K.; Vaughn, Walter L.; Wilson, James R.; Timmons, William E.; Baroody, William J., Jr.; White House photographer; Members of the pressConversation926-014 on Tape 926StartWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 12:18 PMEndWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 12:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 926-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Senator Jacob Javits and a delegation of associates to receive the Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Achievement Award and commemorate the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. The participants briefly discussed Javits’s long-standing relationship with the President, mutual acquaintances such as Ben Javits and Spyros Skouras, and the President's upcoming diplomatic engagements. The meeting concluded after a brief exchange regarding scheduling and administrative priorities.

Merchant Marine Act of 1970
Jacob K. Javits
Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Achievement Award
Diplomatic Relations
Oval Office protocol

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The emergency room will help Washington Center.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

He went into this business and was very responsible for many innovations.

He did a lot of money, but he didn't get a very good chance.

And after he was through with what he got.

I'll tell you what I'd like to do.

I've got this, I've got this, I'm going to do this next week.

All right.

NARA Description

On May 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Jacob K. Javits, Walter L. Vaughn, James R. Wilson, William E. Timmons, William J. Baroody, Jr., White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 926-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 926-14

Date: May 23, 1973
Time: 12:18 pm - 12:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Jacob K. Javits, Walter L. Vaughan, James R. Wilson, Jr., William E.
Timmons and William J. Baroody, Jr. The White House photographer and members of the press
were present at the beginning of the meeting.

       Introductions
              -Senate
              -Congress
                                               -19-

                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 926-14 (cont’d)

        Photograph

        Presentation of award to President
               -[Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Achievement]
               -Merchant Marine Act of 1970

        President’s relationship with Javits

        Spyros Skouras

        Ben Javits
               -Relationship with President

        President’s schedule
               -Meeting with Javits
                       -Georges J. R. Pompidou
                             -Europe
                             -Henry A. Kissinger
                             -Politics

        Javits’s schedule
                -Peter G. Peterson
                       -Economy

Javits et al. left at 12:21 pm.

Also recorded on May 23, 1973

926-010 12:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:06 pm.
926-011 12:04 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:06 pm.
926-012 12:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas R. Moore, Thomas S. Kleppe, William J. Baroody, Jr., White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:08 pm.
926-013 12:08 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:18 pm.
926-015 12:21 PM · 25 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 12:27 pm.
926-016 12:21 PM · 40 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 12:27 pm.
926-017 12:21 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:27 pm.
926-018 12:27 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Dole, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, George H. W. Bush, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 926-014, May 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/926-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).