Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 921 › Conversation 921-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on George P. Shultz
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 9:36 AM–9:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics. The conversation centered on a specific request involving George P. Shultz, specifically regarding the procurement or handling of Xeroxed materials. The meeting concluded with the visitor departing shortly before the taping session ended.
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 921-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 921-5
Date: May 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:36 am and 9:58 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Request
-Xerox
-George P. Shultz
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:58 am.Also recorded on May 17, 1973
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- 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.
- 921-004 9:36 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:58 am.
- 046-090 9:58 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 9:58 am to 10:05 am.
- 921-006 9:58 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:05 am.
- 921-007 10:05 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:31 am.
- 921-008 10:31 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:31 am to 11:30 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 921-005, 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/921-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).