Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 929 › Conversation 929-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Photography
Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 8:30 AM–8:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss his upcoming schedule. During the brief interaction, Nixon explicitly prohibited the taking of photographs during the meeting. The conversation concluded with the departure of the participant shortly thereafter.
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NARA Description
On May 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 929-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 929-1
Date: May 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:44 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
President’s schedule
-Charles C. Edwards and Robert S. Stone
-Photographs
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:44 am.Also recorded on May 29, 1973
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- 929-004 9:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:12 am.
- 929-005 9:12 AM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 9:48 am.
- 929-006 9:48 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:58 am.
- 039-026 9:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:45 am.
- 039-027 9:58 AM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Joseph J. Sisco talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:45 am.
- 929-007 9:58 AM · 1 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, White House operator, Joseph J. Sisco, unknown person(s), John A. Scali, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 11:06 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 929-001, May 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/929-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).