President Nixon held an Oval Office meeting with an unidentified individual, the substance of which remains unrecorded in official transcripts. The interaction, noted only for the provision of refreshments, concludes without documented evidence of substantive policy discussions or specific administrative actions. Consequently, the meeting's purpose and any potential decisions resulting from the exchange are currently unknown to historical researchers.
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 11:12 am and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 926-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 926-6
Date: May 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:03 p.m.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. August-2011)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.