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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 12:02 PM–12:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation501-011 on Tape 501 (tape position 01:31:20–01:32:06)StartWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 12:02 PMEndWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 12:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 501-011 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177327 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 501-11

Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

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The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 12:07 pm.

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  • 501-012 12:07 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:28 pm.
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  • 501-013 12:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 501-011, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177327). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/501-011 (accessed November 8, 2026).