Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 537 › Conversation 537-003
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes
Friday, July 2, 1971 · 4:02 PM–4:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
An unidentified group of individuals entered the Oval Office for a brief meeting, though the nature of their discussion remains obscured due to unintelligible audio. The recording fails to capture any substantive political or administrative business before the taping system was deactivated. Consequently, the meeting yields no record of decision-making or official action items.
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NARA Description
On July 2, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 537-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 537-003
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: July 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men entered [US Secret Service Agents ?].
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/30/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[537-003-w001]
[Duration: 1m 18s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation. ]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
cleared for release. The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and
was reviewed under deed of gift 09/30/2019.]
[Federal Statute]
[537-003-w002]
[Duration: 26s]
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/30/2019.]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[Unintelligible]
[537-003-w003]
[Duration: 13s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation. ]
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Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 4:08 pmAlso recorded on July 2, 1971
- 260-003 4:01 PM · 10 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 4:01 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 260-004 4:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 006-090 4:02 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 261-052 4:02 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 006-091 4:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:08 pm to 4:12 pm.
- 260-005 4:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:08 pm to 4:12 pm.
- 260-006 4:12 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 4:12 pm and 4:14 pm.
- 260-007 4:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 4:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 537-003, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/537-003 (accessed October 16, 2026).