Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 930 › Conversation 930-005

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

Wednesday, May 30, 1973 · 8:43 AM–9:06 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation930-005 on Tape 930StartWednesday, May 30, 1973 at 8:43 AMEndWednesday, May 30, 1973 at 9:06 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 930-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate the arrival of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief discussion centered on securing Ziegler's presence for a scheduled staff meeting. No substantive policy matters were recorded, as the dialogue focused primarily on administrative logistics.

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I called for Ziggler, he had a spat fix and I forgot.
I understand he's on his way over right now, so I was expecting him to call me.

NARA Description

On May 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 930-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 930-5

Date: May 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:43 am and 9:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 930-5 (cont’d)

     Ronald L. Ziegler
          -Location’s
          -Staff meeting

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:06 am.

Also recorded on May 30, 1973

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  • 930-001 8:43 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-002 8:43 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-003 8:43 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-004 8:43 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-006 8:43 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:06 am.
  • 930-007 9:06 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Huang Chen, and Chi Chñíí_ao Chu met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:42 am.
  • 930-008 9:45 AM · 5 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:47 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 930-005, May 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/930-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).