Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 501 › Conversation 501-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 8:52 AM–8:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an extremely brief, one-second meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The interaction consisted solely of a request for coffee. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 501-2
Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:52 am and 8:53 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/14/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[501-002-w001]
[Duration: 1s]
Request
-Coffee
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:53 am.Also recorded on May 19, 1971
- 003-062 8:35 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:52 am.
- 003-063 8:52 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:52 am to 8:53 am.
- 501-001 8:52 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:52 am to 8:53 am.
- 501-003 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 9:05 am.
- 501-004 9:05 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 10:14 am.
- 003-064 9:45 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:46 am.
- 501-005 10:14 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:22 am.
- 501-006 10:14 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:22 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 501-002, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/501-002 (accessed September 28, 2026).