Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 929 › Conversation 929-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 8:30 AM–8:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation929-002 on Tape 929StartTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 8:30 AMEndTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 8:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 929-002 ↗

President Nixon held a brief morning meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual, followed by a scheduled session with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Due to the lack of a transcript, the specific substance of the discussion remains undocumented. The meeting concluded shortly after the President's initial engagement with the unknown participant.

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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 929-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 929-2

Date: May 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

       President’s schedule
              -Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:44 am.
  • 929-001 8:30 AM · 23 sec — 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.
  • 929-003 8:44 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 9:10 am.
  • 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.

Conversation 929-002, 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/929-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).