Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 912 › Conversation 912-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Brent Scowcroft

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 10:16 AM–10:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation912-005 on Tape 912StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 10:16 AMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 10:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 912-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office to receive a confidential message from General Brent G. Scowcroft. The brief exchange focused on the delivery and potential discussion of this intelligence or diplomatic update. No further details regarding the substance of the message were recorded before the visitor departed.

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NARA Description

On May 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 912-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 912-5

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     Message from Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:40 am.

Also recorded on May 8, 1973

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  • 912-004 10:16 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:40 am.
  • 912-006 10:16 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:40 am.
  • 912-007 10:40 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 10:46 am.
  • 912-008 10:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 12:19 pm.
  • 912-009 10:46 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 12:19 pm.
  • 912-010 10:46 AM · 2 min — 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 10:46 am and 12:19 pm.
  • 045-165 10:52 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 10:52 am on May 8, 1973 and 7:38 am on May 9, 1973.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 912-005, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/912-005 (accessed October 15, 2026).