Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 501 › Conversation 501-011
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
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to address an unspecified request. The conversation lasted less than five minutes and concluded with the woman's departure. Due to the lack of transcript detail, the specific nature of the request and any subsequent administrative actions remain undocumented.
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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.
A request
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 12:07 pm.Also recorded on May 19, 1971
- 501-008 11:04 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:07 am.
- 501-031 11:56 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:00 pm.
- 501-009 12:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:02 pm.
- 501-010 12:02 PM · 7 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 003-065 12:24 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:24 pm to 12:25 pm.
- 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.
- 501-014 12:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 1:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 501-011, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/501-011 (accessed October 9, 2026).