Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 946 › Conversation 946-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger
Friday, June 22, 1973 · 12:29 PM–12:34 PM ET · Oval Office · 55 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unknown aide regarding the status of Henry Kissinger’s current schedule and his ongoing meetings with Leonid Brezhnev. The discussion focused on coordinating a potential phone conversation between the President and Kissinger, who was occupied with events in the East Room involving business leaders. The exchange served as a brief administrative check-in to facilitate direct communication during the diplomatic visit.
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NARA Description
On June 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 946-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 946-16
Date: June 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Henry A. Kissinger’s schedule
-East Room
Leonid I. Brezhnev’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 946-16 (cont’d)
-Meeting with businessmen
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:34 pm.Also recorded on June 22, 1973
- 127-003 12:29 PM · 43 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
- 127-004 12:29 PM · 7 min — Unknown person(s) [likely cleaning crew] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
- 127-005 12:29 PM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
- 127-007 12:29 PM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
- 127-008 12:29 PM · 1 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
- 127-009 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
- 127-010 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
- 127-011 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 946-016, June 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/946-016 (accessed October 10, 2026).