Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 9:48 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation919-008 on Tape 919StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 9:48 AMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 9:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 919-008 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 919-8

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 46-74]

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Also recorded on May 16, 1973

  • 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.
  • 919-007 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.
  • 919-009 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.
  • 919-010 9:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:54 am.
  • 919-011 9:54 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:54 am to 10:23 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 919-008, 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/919-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).