Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 501 › Conversation 501-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 10:14 AM–10:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec
AI Summary
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.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on May 19, 1971
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- 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.
- 501-007 10:22 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 11:04 am.
- 501-008 11:04 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:07 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 501-006, 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/501-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).