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.
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 AidConversation 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.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.