Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-033

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oil allocation

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 4:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation919-033 on Tape 919StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 4:08 PMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 4:08 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 919-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to receive a memorandum regarding a voluntary oil allocation program. The meeting was brief, serving primarily as a delivery point for documentation intended for the library. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this interaction.

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This is a brief memo on the voluntary oil location.
We just sent it to the library.

NARA Description

On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 919-33

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: 4:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Memorandum [memo] on voluntary oil allocation

An unknown man entered at 4:08 pm.

       Delivery of item
              -President’s location [?]

The two unknown men left at 4:08 pm.

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  • 920-001 4:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 920-002 4:52 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:55 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 919-033, 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/919-033 (accessed October 12, 2026).