Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 501 › Conversation 501-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House meetings

Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 11:56 AM–12:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation501-031 on Tape 501 (tape position 01:29:44–01:30:03)StartWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 11:56 AMEndWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 12:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 501-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office. The discussion concerned a specific item on the President's daily agenda. No further details regarding the nature of the meeting or specific action items were recorded due to the brevity and lack of transcript for the interaction.

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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 11:56 am and 12:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 501-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 501-31

Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:56 am and 12:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     President’s schedule
          -An unknown item

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 12:00 pm.

Also recorded on May 19, 1971

  • 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.
  • 501-009 12:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:02 pm.
  • 501-010 12:02 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:07 pm.
  • 501-011 12:02 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:07 pm.
  • 501-012 12:07 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 003-065 12:24 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:24 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 501-013 12:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 501-014 12:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 1:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 501-031, 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/501-031 (accessed October 9, 2026).