Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 948 › Conversation 948-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, July 11, 1973 · 8:15 AM–8:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, five-minute morning meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The discussion was limited to routine social pleasantries and greetings. No substantive policy matters, political developments, or administrative decisions were recorded during this encounter.
- Oval Office
- Presidential schedule
- Social interaction
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NARA Description
On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 948-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 948-1
Date: July 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:20 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Greetings
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:20 am.Also recorded on July 11, 1973
- 948-002 8:20 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:32 am.
- 948-003 8:33 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:33 am to 8:38 am.
- 128-003 8:39 AM · 1 hr 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N Harlow, John B Connally, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John A. Love, Ronald L Ziegler, Peter M. Flanigan, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Frederic V. Malek, Arthur J. Sohmer, David R. Gergen, and David N. Parker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 10:32 am.
- 129-001 10:32 AM · 3 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 8:23 pm.
- 948-004 11:32 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 12:08 pm.
- 948-005 12:08 PM · 32 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 12:09 pm.
- 948-006 12:08 PM · 42 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 12:09 pm.
- 948-007 12:09 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hubert H. Humphrey, Gerald R. Ford, Arthur B. Hanson, William E. Timmons, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 948-001, July 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/948-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).