{"conversationCode":"926-016","tapeNumber":926,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-926-016","startDateTime":"1973-05-23T16:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-23T16:27:00.000Z","startDate":"23-May-1973","startTime":"12:21 PM","endDate":"23-May-1973","endTime":"12:27 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","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 12:21 pm and 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 926-016 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 926-16\n\nDate: May 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 12:27 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n       Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule\n             -Briefing\n                     -Length\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Robert J. Dole\n              -Ziegler\n              -Delivery to desk\n              -Leonid I. Brezhnev\n                      -Vase for the President’s office\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:27 pm.","filename":["926-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"926-015","nextCode":"926-017","transcript":[{"start":1.75,"end":6.89,"text":"Did you wish this to remain on your desk?"},{"start":7.47,"end":8.79,"text":"Very good."},{"start":28.28,"end":33.83,"text":"We'll bring back in the Russian base that was opened in the White Base for integration into business."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate administrative tasks within the Oval Office. The discussion primarily involved managing the President’s schedule, specifically regarding upcoming meetings with Robert J. Dole and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Additionally, they addressed the placement of a decorative vase gifted by Leonid Brezhnev, confirming its integration into the office decor.","topics":["Oval Office","Presidential scheduling","Robert J. Dole","Ronald L. Ziegler","Leonid Brezhnev","White House decor"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:23:14.023Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","presidential-scheduling","robert-j-dole","ronald-l-ziegler","leonid-brezhnev","white-house-decor"],"audioDurationSec":40,"audioFiles":[{"file":"926-016.mp3","bytes":1296384,"durationSec":40.41,"bitrate":256625,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/926-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/926-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/926/conversation-926-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}