{"conversationCode":"919-022","tapeNumber":919,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-919-022","startDateTime":"1973-05-16T15:49:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-16T16:34:00.000Z","startDate":"16-May-1973","startTime":"11:49 AM","endDate":"16-May-1973","endTime":"12:34 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","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 11:49 am and 12:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-022 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 919-22\n\nDate: May 16, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:49 am and 12:34 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n      Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule\n            -Press briefing\n            -Meeting with President\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:34 pm.","filename":["919-022.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"919-021","nextCode":"919-023","transcript":[{"start":0.23,"end":2.24,"text":"Ron finished breathing."},{"start":2.26,"end":3.52,"text":"I don't think he started."},{"start":3.54,"end":3.9,"text":"I'll check."},{"start":3.92,"end":6.47,"text":"Ten minutes ago, he had started."},{"start":6.49,"end":7.65,"text":"He doesn't step in a minute."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss the status of a press briefing conducted by Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation focuses on verifying whether Ziegler had already commenced his scheduled media engagement. No major policy decisions or significant developments are recorded in this brief, administrative exchange.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","Press Briefing","White House Administration","Oval Office"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:13:05.432Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","press-briefing","white-house-administration","oval-office"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"919-022.mp3","bytes":481280,"durationSec":14.96,"bitrate":257368,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/919-022.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/919-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/919/conversation-919-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}