Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 497 › Conversation 497-007
Nixon White House recording on Administrative procedures
Tuesday, May 11, 1971 · 12:22 PM–2:10 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
This brief meeting involved unidentified participants confirming the receipt and distribution of a specific folder related to an upcoming or previous briefing. The exchange served primarily as a procedural check to ensure that all parties present had been provided with the necessary documentation. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions were recorded during this segment of the conversation.
- Administrative procedures
- Document distribution
- White House briefings
- Procedural confirmation
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:07:17 into the tape and ends around 01:13:05.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 2:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 497-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 497-7 Date: May 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:22 pm and 2:10 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown men met. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 59s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The unknown men left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm
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- 497-004 12:07 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:08 pm.
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- 497-008 2:14 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:14 pm to 3:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 497-007, May 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/497-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).