Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 11:49 AM–12:34 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation919-023 on Tape 919StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 11:49 AMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 12:34 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 919-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The conversation consisted of routine pleasantries regarding the local weather and scheduling logistics for a press briefing involving Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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I was planning to get started on 10 minutes ago, so he freed me right now.
It's a beautiful day out there, isn't it?
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much.

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 11:49 am and 12:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 919-23

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:49 am and 12:34 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

      Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
            -Press briefing

      Weather

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:34 pm
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 919-24 (cont’d)

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  • 919-021 11:49 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:34 pm.
  • 919-022 11:49 AM · 15 sec — 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.
  • 919-024 11:49 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:34 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 919-023, 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/919-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).