Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 921 › Conversation 921-023
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office access and Watergate era
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 1:25 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
This brief meeting involved unidentified participants meeting in the Oval Office to potentially discuss the President's schedule. Given the lack of substantive transcript data, the conversation remains largely undocumented and lacks clear decision-making or actionable outcomes. It serves primarily as a record of access to the Oval Office during a period of intense scrutiny surrounding the administration.
- Presidential scheduling
- Oval Office access
- Watergate era
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 921-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 921-23
Date: May 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met.
Schedule [?]
The unknown men left at an unknown time after 1:25 pm.Also recorded on May 17, 1973
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- 438-002 1:27 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 438-003 1:27 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 046-092 1:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 438-004 1:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:32 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 046-093 1:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 1:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 921-023, 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/921-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).