Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 926 › Conversation 926-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald Ziegler
Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 12:55 PM–1:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual to coordinate the timing and logistics of an upcoming briefing involving Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The discussion centered on determining the expected duration of the session and managing the President’s schedule at the Executive Office Building. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation focused exclusively on administrative scheduling adjustments.
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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 12:55 pm and 1:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 926-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 926-20
Date: May 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:55 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 926-20 (cont’d)
The President met with an unknown man.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
-Briefing
-Length
President’s schedule
-Ziegler
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:00 pm.Also recorded on May 23, 1973
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- 439-033 1:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 439-034 1:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 926-021 1:00 PM · 59 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm.
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- 439-035 1:19 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 926-020, 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/926-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).