Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 9:25 AM–9:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office for an informal encounter. The meeting lasted less than five minutes and consisted primarily of a formal greeting. No substantive policy discussions, political developments, or specific action items were recorded during this brief interaction.
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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 9:25 am and 9:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 919-6
Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:25 am and 9:30 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Greeting
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:30 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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- 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.
- 919-007 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.
- 919-008 9:48 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:48 am.
- 919-009 9:48 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 919-006, 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/919-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).