Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 922 › Conversation 922-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Cabinet meeting
Friday, May 18, 1973 · 8:18 AM–8:38 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and preparations for an upcoming Cabinet meeting. The discussion focused primarily on administrative scheduling and the necessary arrangements for the session. No further substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:18 am and 8:38 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 922-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 922-2
Date: May 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:18 am and 8:38 am
Location: Oval Office
President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Cabinet
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:38 am.Also recorded on May 18, 1973
- 922-001 8:18 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:18 am and 8:38 am.
- 922-015 8:18 AM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:18 am and 8:38 am.
- 121-002 8:38 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, William E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Richard F. Schubert, Frank C. Carlucci, James T. Lynn, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Arthur J. Sohmer, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Leonard Garment, Raymond K. Price, Jr., General Brent G. Scowcroft, Frederic V. Malek, David N. Parker, Herbert G. Klein, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 11:59 pm.
- 922-003 10:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:15 am.
- 922-004 10:11 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:15 am.
- 922-005 10:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:15 am.
- 922-006 10:15 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:40 am.
- 922-007 10:45 AM · 1 hr 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 11:46 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 922-002, May 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/922-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).