Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 923 › Conversation 923-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Saturday, May 19, 1973 · 10:54 AM–11:02 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation923-004 on Tape 923StartSaturday, May 19, 1973 at 10:54 AMEndSaturday, May 19, 1973 at 11:02 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 923-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to address administrative or logistical matters. The brief encounter focused on the physical arrangement of office furniture, specifically concerning the seating. No substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this session.

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Please drop your chair, please.

NARA Description

On May 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 923-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 923-004

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Date: May 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:54 am and 11:02 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

       Ronald L. Ziegler’s location

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:02 am.

Also recorded on May 19, 1973

  • 923-001 10:03 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 10:03 am and 10:17 am.
  • 923-002 10:17 AM · 1 hr 9 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:48 am.
  • 923-003 10:48 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:48 am to 10:54 am.
  • 923-005 11:02 AM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 12:47 pm.
  • 923-006 11:48 AM · 54 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 12:47 pm.
  • 923-007 11:48 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 12:47 pm.
  • 923-008 12:47 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 167-001 5:30 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 7:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 923-004, May 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/923-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).