Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House meetings

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 10:31 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation919-016 on Tape 919StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 10:31 AMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 10:31 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 919-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to briefly discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation concluded immediately, with the participant departing the Oval Office at the same time the recording began. No significant policy decisions or substantive developments were captured during this brief exchange.

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You're not going to get out there.

NARA Description

On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 919-16

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: 10:31 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and John B. Connally

The unknown man left at 10:31 am.

Also recorded on May 16, 1973

  • 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.
  • 046-076 10:23 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:25 am.
  • 919-012 10:23 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:25 am.
  • 919-013 10:23 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:25 am.
  • 046-077 10:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:25 am to 10:27 am.
  • 919-014 10:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:25 am to 10:27 am.
  • 919-015 10:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 10:31 am.
  • 919-017 10:31 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:31 am to 11:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 919-016, 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/919-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).