Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 918 › Conversation 918-028
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 30 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual to discuss scheduling arrangements regarding Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler’s ongoing press briefing. The conversation centers on logistical coordination between the Oval Office and the Executive Office Building, specifically regarding the timing of the briefing and the President's subsequent movements. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
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 1:00 pm and 1:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 918-28
Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
-Press briefing
-Duration
President’s schedule
-39-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 918-28 (cont’d)
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Ziegler
-Summary of press briefing
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 918-028, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/918-028 (accessed November 15, 2026).