This brief recording consists primarily of room noise and muffled, unintelligible background conversation between unidentified participants in the Oval Office. Because the audio quality prevents the identification of speakers or specific subject matter, no substantive policy discussions, decisions, or action items can be discerned. The segment serves as a record of administrative activity rather than a documented policy dialogue.
On May 20, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 8:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 502-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 502-2 Date: May 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:05 am and 8:14 am Location: Oval Office Unknown persons met ********************************************************************** [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 05/30/2019.] [Unintelligible] [502-002-w001] [Duration: 34s] [This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.] ********************************************************************** The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 8:14 am.
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