Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 499 › Conversation 499-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House…
Friday, May 14, 1971 · 9:58 AM–10:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative details. The discussion was limited in scope, focusing primarily on the specific scheduling arrangements for the mystery participant. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this two-minute exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 499-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 499-9
Date: May 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:58 am and 10:00 am
Location: Oval Office
An unknown person talked with the President.
Unknown man's schedule
[End of conversation]Also recorded on May 14, 1971
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- 499-005 9:50 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
- 499-006 9:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John McCowan, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 9:58 am.
- 499-007 9:58 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
- 499-008 9:58 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
- 499-010 10:00 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.
- 057-004 10:37 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon and representatives of five major senior citizens' organizations, including Fred Fassen, William L. Mitchell, Thomas G. Walters, Ashby Smith, Garson Meyer, Marcelle G. Levy, Geneva Mathiasen, Nelson H. Cruikshank, Rose A. Nathenson, Matthew DeMore, James Carbray, Katherine Pearce, Elsie E. Green, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, Richard C. Van Dusen, Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, John B. Martin, and Leonard Garment, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:37 am to 11:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 499-009, May 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/499-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).