Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 8:51 AM–9:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation919-002 on Tape 919StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 8:51 AMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 9:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 919-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Oval Office to facilitate maintenance work on the office clock. The brief encounter focused exclusively on the practical repair of the timepiece. No political or administrative matters were discussed, and the visitor departed shortly after completing the task.

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This is a pony.
Would you better come out, please?

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 919-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 919-2

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:51 am and 9:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

      Clock
              -Repair

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:07 am.

Also recorded on May 16, 1973

  • 919-001 8:51 AM · 18 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 919-002, 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/919-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).