Conversation 512-020

TapeTape 512StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:10 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:11 PMTape start time03:48:56Tape end time03:49:34ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office

President Nixon and an unidentified associate discuss the logistics of responding to correspondence and a forthcoming phone call involving a third party. The participants clarify the nature of a previous invitation and confirm that the President will reach out to the individual in question. This brief exchange serves to coordinate administrative follow-up regarding the President’s ongoing communications.

Presidential correspondenceSchedulingCommunication coordinationAdministrative procedures

On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 512-20

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

     Unknown man
         -Forthcoming call from President
         -Letter to President

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Does he seem to be pleased about it, or is it he doesn't?
I'll call him, of course, to let him know.
He told me a letter about it.
He had written me about it, you know, asking me to, invited me at one time, about several months ago, so that's about it.
He's around, okay.
Yeah, you're right.