President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to discuss the scheduling of National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The exchange lasted less than two minutes and concluded with the departure of the guest. The primary focus of the session appears to have been limited to logistical coordination regarding Kissinger's availability.
On May 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 498-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 498-017 Date: May 13, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown person Henry A. Kissinger's schedule The unknown person left at an unknown time before 6:05 pm
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.