President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The interaction, lasting less than ten minutes, primarily concerned the provision of refreshments. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this encounter.
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 10:14 am and 10:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 501-6
Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:14 am and 10:22 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]
[501-006-w001]
[Duration: 2s]
Request
-Coffee
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:22 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.