Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-031
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 12:53 PM–12:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss the status of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, who was currently engaged in a lengthy press briefing. The participants briefly noted that Ziegler was facing a high volume of questions from the press corps. No major policy decisions were made during this short exchange, which focused primarily on scheduling updates.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 12:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 917-031
Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:53 pm and 12:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
-Press briefing
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:59 pm.Also recorded on May 14, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 917-031, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-031 (accessed October 1, 2026).