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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Personal affairs

Saturday, May 19, 1973 · 12:47 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation923-008 on Tape 923StartSaturday, May 19, 1973 at 12:47 PMEndSaturday, May 19, 1973 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 923-008 ↗

An unidentified group of individuals met in the Oval Office to discuss personal logistics regarding their impending departure. The brief dialogue centered on scheduling constraints and the presence of family members, including a wife and daughter. No policy-related matters or substantive political decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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On May 19, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 923-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 923-008

Date: May 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:47 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

Unknown people met.

       Departure
              -Timing
              -Wife and daughter

       Instruction [?]

       Location
              -[Unintelligible name]

The unknown people left at an unknown time after 12:47 pm.
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Conversation 923-008, 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/923-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).