Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 503 › Conversation 503-019

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

Friday, May 21, 1971 · 6:00 PM–6:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation503-019 on Tape 503 (tape position 04:42:04–04:42:27)StartFriday, May 21, 1971 at 6:00 PMEndFriday, May 21, 1971 at 6:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 503-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with unidentified individual(s) in the Oval Office to conduct a brief review of his upcoming daily schedule. The discussion focused on logistical planning and the arrangement of his official commitments. No significant policy decisions or substantive developments were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 503-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 503-19

Date: May 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:00 pm and 6:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     President's schedule

Also recorded on May 21, 1971

  • 503-017 5:26 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert D. Murphy, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:26 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 503-018 5:58 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:58 pm to 6:00 pm.
  • 503-020 6:04 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:04 pm and 6:26 pm.
  • 503-021 6:07 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm.
  • 503-022 6:07 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm.
  • 503-023 6:07 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm.
  • 503-024 6:07 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:34 pm.
  • 003-112 6:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 503-019, May 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/503-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).