Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 920 › Conversation 920-015
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes
Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 8:45 PM–9:33 PM ET · Oval Office · 48 sec
AI Summary
Due to the lack of available transcript data and participant identification, the substance of this meeting remains unknown. The recording reflects a brief interaction involving unidentified men in the Oval Office before their departure prior to 9:33 pm. No verifiable policy decisions, strategic discussions, or administrative action items can be extracted from the archival record.
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 pm and 9:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 920-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 920-15
Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:45 pm and 9”33 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met.
Instruction [?]
Telephone call
-President’s location [?]
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 9:33 pm.Also recorded on May 17, 1973
- 920-012 8:40 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 8:40 pm and 8:45 pm.
- 920-013 8:45 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 pm to 9:33 pm.
- 046-087 9:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:53 pm.
- 046-088 9:53 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:53 pm to 9:59 pm.
- 921-001 8:20 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:40 am.
- 921-002 8:40 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:44 am.
- 921-003 8:44 AM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 9:36 am.
- 046-089 9:36 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 920-015, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/920-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).