Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 499 › Conversation 499-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, May 14, 1971 · 11:20 AM–11:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation499-013 on Tape 499 (tape position 00:54:23–01:00:52)StartFriday, May 14, 1971 at 11:20 AMEndFriday, May 14, 1971 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 499-013 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177101 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with unidentified individuals. The discussion was largely non-substantive, characterized by vague exchanges and fragmentary dialogue. No policy decisions, strategic developments, or administrative action items were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 11:20 am and 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 499-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 499-13

Date: May 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 11:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with unknown persons.
[General Conversation]

The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 11:30 am.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah.
Here we go.
Thank you.
All right.
Thank you.
Fuck you, man.
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Thank you.
I don't know.
Yeah, that's very good.
Yeah, that's very good.
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Is this what he did?
I don't know.
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Which word is the name of your favorite subject?

Also recorded on May 14, 1971

  • 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.
  • 499-011 11:04 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:08 am.
  • 499-012 11:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:30 am.
  • 499-014 11:20 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:30 am.
  • 499-015 11:20 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:30 am.
  • 499-016 11:30 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James D. ("Don") Hughes, Jacob A. Preus, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:50 am.
  • 499-017 11:50 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:50 am.
  • 499-018 11:50 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Max M. Fisher, Paul W. McCracken, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 12:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 499-013, May 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177101). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/499-013 (accessed November 12, 2026).