Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 929 › Conversation 929-020
Nixon White House recording on White House security and Executive preparedness
Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 11:06 AM–12:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to discuss matters regarding the President’s daily schedule and administrative preparedness. The conversation focused on security protocols and the logistical planning of executive activities. No definitive policy outcomes were recorded, as the meeting concluded with the participants departing before the conclusion of the recording window.
- Presidential schedule
- White House security
- Executive preparedness
- Administrative planning
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NARA Description
On May 29, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 12:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 929-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 929-20
Date: May 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 12:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met.
President’s schedule
-Security [?]
-Preparedness
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 12:07 pm.Also recorded on May 29, 1973
- 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.
- 124-003 11:06 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, J. William Fulbright, Strom Thurmond, Milton R. Young, W[illiam] Stuart Symington, John L. McClellan, Robert C. Byrd, Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, William S. Mailliard, F. Edward Hébert, George H. Mahon, Elford A. Cederberg, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, and Max L. Friedersdorf, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:06 am to 12:05 pm.
- 124-004 12:05 PM · 2 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:05 pm on May 29, 1973 and 8:38 am on June 5, 1973.
- 929-008 12:07 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:11 pm.
- 929-009 12:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:15 pm.
- 929-010 12:15 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 929-020, 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/929-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).