Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 512 › Conversation 512-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 3:10 PM–3:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 38 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation512-020 on Tape 512 (tape position 03:48:56–03:49:34)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:10 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:11 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 512-020 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177705 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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.

Also recorded on June 4, 1971

  • 255-005 2:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 004-033 3:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 512-021 3:10 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 512-022 3:10 PM · 8 sec — 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.
  • 512-023 3:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 004-034 3:11 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 512-024 3:11 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 512-025 3:14 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Henry A. Kissinger, Dwight L. Chapin, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:14 pm to 3:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 512-020, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177705). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/512-020 (accessed November 6, 2026).