Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 57 › Conversation 057-002

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Thursday, May 13, 1971 · 12:50 PM–4:31 PM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation057-002 on Tape 57StartThursday, May 13, 1971 at 12:50 PMEndThursday, May 13, 1971 at 4:31 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 057-002 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 13, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 4:31 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 057-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 57-2

Date: May 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 4:31 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men [cleaning crew] entered at an unknown time after 12:50 pm

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The unknown men [cleaning crew] left at an unknown time before 4:31 pm

                             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL STAFF

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  • 498-009 1:25 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Trohan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 498-010 1:25 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 498-011 2:15 PM · 1 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter G. Peterson, and James M. Roche met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:15 pm to 3:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 057-002, May 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/057-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).