Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 930 › Conversation 930-008
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office logistics and Staff appreciation
Wednesday, May 30, 1973 · 9:45 AM–9:47 AM ET · Oval Office · 5 min
AI Summary
Unnamed participants gathered in the Oval Office for a brief exchange characterized by an expression of praise for work performed. The discussion touched upon logistical details involving items in the office, the placement of a stamp, and arrangements for an automobile. The conversation concluded abruptly without addressing substantive policy or administrative matters.
- Oval Office logistics
- Staff appreciation
- Administrative tasks
- Office management
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NARA Description
On May 30, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 930-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 930-8
Date: May 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:45 am and 9:47 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown persons met.
Items in office [?]
-Location
-Stamp
Departure [?]
-Automobile
Praise
Clean-up [?]
The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 9:47 am.Also recorded on May 30, 1973
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- 930-001 8:43 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
- 930-002 8:43 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
- 930-003 8:43 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
- 930-004 8:43 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
- 930-005 8:43 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
- 930-006 8:43 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
- 930-007 9:06 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Huang Chen, and Chi Chñíí_ao Chu met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:42 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 930-008, May 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/930-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).