Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office operations
Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 8:51 AM–9:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The discussion served as a precursor to the President's subsequent meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. No further details regarding the specific topics or outcomes were recorded due to the lack of available transcripts or descriptive logs.
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:51 am and 9:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 919-1
Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:51 am and 9:07 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:07 am.Also recorded on May 16, 1973
- 919-002 8:51 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:51 am and 9:07 am.
- 919-003 9:07 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:07 am to 9:25 am.
- 919-004 9:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:30 am.
- 919-005 9:25 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:30 am.
- 919-006 9:25 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:30 am.
- 919-007 9:30 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:48 am.
- 046-074 9:48 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:48 am.
- 046-075 9:48 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 919-001, May 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/919-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).