Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 928 › Conversation 928-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger
Friday, May 25, 1973 · 10:10 AM–10:24 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to briefly discuss his official schedule. The conversation included a specific reference to an upcoming meeting with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. No other substantive policy decisions or developments were captured during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 928-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 928-5
Date: May 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:24 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-9-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 928-5 (cont’d)
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:24 am.Also recorded on May 25, 1973
- 124-002 9:41 AM · 1 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John B. Connally, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Leonard Garment, Raymond K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 11:59 pm.
- 928-001 9:41 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:50 am.
- 928-002 9:50 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 10:10 am.
- 039-020 10:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:24 am.
- 928-003 10:10 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:24 am.
- 928-004 10:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:24 am.
- 928-006 10:10 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:44 am.
- 039-021 10:26 AM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:26 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 928-005, May 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/928-005 (accessed October 14, 2026).