President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to briefly discuss the status of a press briefing and the related schedule managed by Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation centers on the timing of an ongoing broadcast or news cycle event. No significant policy decisions or further actions were recorded during this brief interaction.
On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 918-23
Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:21 and 12:24 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
-Press briefing
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:24 pm.
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