Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 916 › Conversation 916-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 10:10 AM–10:15 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to briefly discuss the scheduling arrangements of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The short exchange provided no further details regarding specific foreign policy objectives or strategic decisions. The meeting concluded abruptly after the brief administrative consultation.
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 916-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 916-12
Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:15 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Henry A. Kissinger’s schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:15 am.Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 045-218 8:27 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:30 am.
- 045-220 8:30 AM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
- 045-221 8:43 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry L. Bellmon talked on the telephone from 8:43 am to 8:44 am.
- 916-009 9:16 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:16 am.
- 916-010 9:19 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:19 am.
- 916-011 9:19 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:19 am to 10:10 am.
- 916-013 10:10 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:15 am.
- 916-014 10:15 AM · 55 min — unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William P. Rogers, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 12:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 916-012, May 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/916-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).