Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 505 › Conversation 505-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 9:08 AM–10:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec
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On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 505-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 505-003
Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:08 am and 10:03 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Unknown person's schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 26, 1971
- 003-126 8:24 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 11:07 am.
- 505-001 9:08 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:03 am.
- 505-002 9:08 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:03 am.
- 505-004 10:03 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, William P. Rogers, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 11:35 am.
- 003-127 11:07 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:11 am.
- 003-128 11:11 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 1:30 pm.
- 505-005 12:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:20 pm.
- 505-006 12:20 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:43 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 505-003, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177457). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/505-003 (accessed November 6, 2026).