Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 921 › Conversation 921-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ralph J. Perk

Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 12:25 PM–12:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation921-019 on Tape 921StartThursday, May 17, 1973 at 12:25 PMEndThursday, May 17, 1973 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 921-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief one-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to coordinate his immediate schedule. The conversation focused on the President's upcoming engagement with Ralph J. Perk in the Cabinet Room. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 921-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 921-19

Date: May 17, 1973
Time: 12:25 pm - 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       President’s schedule
              -Ralph J. Perk
              -Cabinet Room

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:26 pm.

Also recorded on May 17, 1973

  • 921-013 11:57 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 921-014 12:03 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mrs. Mrs. Cleo Noel, Mrs. Mrs. G. Curtis Moore, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 921-015 12:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 921-016 12:13 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 921-017 12:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 921-018 12:21 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald D. Clancy, Chester Cornett, Thomas Donovan, Mrs. Thomas Donovan, Danny Donovan, Betsy Donovan, Shawn Donovan, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 921-020 12:26 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ralph J. Perk, George H. W. Bush, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Falk, members of the press, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 921-021 12:45 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 921-019, 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/921-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).