Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 920 › Conversation 920-014
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office
Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 6:11 PM–8:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents and unidentified individuals convened in the Oval Office for a brief, undocumented interaction. The session lacked substantive dialogue, consisting primarily of routine social pleasantries. No policy decisions, strategic developments, or notable administrative actions were recorded during the exchange.
- Secret Service
- Oval Office
- White House security
- administrative protocols
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1973, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 8:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 920-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 920-14
Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:11 pm and 8:40 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [United States Secret Service ?] met.
President’s location [?]
An unknown man talked to an unknown person at an unknown time after 6:11 pm.
President’s location [?]
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 8:40 pm.Also recorded on May 16, 1973
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- 920-005 5:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 5:25 pm.
- 920-006 5:25 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:25 pm to 5:31 pm.
- 920-007 5:31 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 920-008 5:31 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 920-009 5:39 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 920-010 5:39 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 920-011 5:53 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:53 pm to 6:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 920-014, 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/920-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).