Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 926 › Conversation 926-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House staff
Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 8:04 AM–8:23 AM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate his daily schedule and upcoming staff interactions. The discussion focused on logistics involving Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, Republican National Committee Chairman George H.W. Bush, and congressional liaison William E. Timmons. The conversation served to organize the President's immediate agenda and determine the availability and location of staff members like Stephen B. Bull.
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NARA Description
On May 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 926-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 926-1
Date: May 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:04 am and 8:23 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler
Stephen B. Bull’s location
President’s schedule
-George H. W. Bush
-William E. Timmons
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:23 am.Also recorded on May 23, 1973
- 926-002 8:23 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:23 am to 8:36 am.
- 926-003 8:36 AM · 8 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 10:20 am.
- 121-003 8:37 AM · 1 hr 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Earl L. Butz, Rogers C. B. Morton, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Norris Cotton, Wallace F. Bennett, John G. Tower, William E. Brock, III, Carl T. Curtis, Ted Stevens, James L. Buckley, Henry L. Bellmon, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John J. Rhodes, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, Robert H. Michel, David T. Martin, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Charles M. Teague, George A. Goodling, Donald E. Young, Roy L. Ash, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Richard M. Fairbanks, III, Thomas C. Korologos, Max L. Friedersdorf, Ronald L. Ziegler, Anne L. Armstrong, and George H. W. Bush, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:37 am to 10:20 am.
- 926-004 10:20 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 10:53 am.
- 926-005 10:55 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 11:12 am.
- 926-006 11:12 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 12:03 pm.
- 926-007 11:12 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 12:03 pm.
- 926-008 11:12 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 12:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 926-001, May 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/926-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).