Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 500 › Conversation 500-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House meetings
Tuesday, May 18, 1971 · 2:14 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
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On May 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 500-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 500-20
Date: May 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:14 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man and woman.
President’s schedule
The unknown man and woman left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 18, 1971
- 500-018 2:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:14 pm.
- 500-019 2:14 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 500-021 2:14 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 500-022 2:30 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 500-023 3:04 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 500-024 3:04 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 500-025 3:06 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:40 pm.
- 500-026 3:42 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:42 pm to 4:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 500-020, May 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177275). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/500-020 (accessed November 12, 2026).