Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Personal Meeting

Monday, May 21, 1973 · 4:25 PM–4:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation439-020 on Tape 439StartMonday, May 21, 1973 at 4:25 PMEndMonday, May 21, 1973 at 4:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 439-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified visitor in his Old Executive Office Building office to discuss personal matters, as referenced by the mention of a family connection. The meeting lasted only one minute and served primarily as a brief scheduling interruption. Following the departure of the unknown individual, the President proceeded to meet with Ronald L. Ziegler and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

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Hello.
Mr. Ziggler is down.
Mr. Mozart has an old cousin to see me.

NARA Description

On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:25 pm to 4:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 439-20

Date: May 21, 1973
Time: 4:25 pm - 4:26 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

President met with an unknown man.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                                  Conversation No. 439-20 (cont’d)

       President’s schedule
              -Ronald L. Ziegler and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

The unknown man left at 4:26 pm.

Also recorded on May 21, 1973

  • 439-018 3:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 439-019 3:40 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 4:25 pm.
  • 439-021 4:26 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:26 pm to 4:40 pm.
  • 439-022 4:55 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 046-129 5:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
  • 046-130 5:25 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
  • 046-131 5:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:28 pm.
  • 439-023 5:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 439-020, May 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/439-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).