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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 1:37 PM–1:41 PM ET · Oval Office ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation505-012 onTape 505 (tape position 03:06:39–03:06:52)StartWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 1:37 PMEndWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 1:41 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 505-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, four-minute meeting with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office. The limited audio record indicates the conversation included a personal exchange regarding an individual mentioned by the visitor. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions were documented during this short interaction.

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You're all I give up, especially the one you call.

NARA Description

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 1:37 pm and 1:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 505-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 505-12

Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:37 pm and 1:41 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 4s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:41 pm.
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Also recorded on May 26, 1971

  • 505-010 1:22 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:37 pm.
  • 505-008 1:25 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 505-009 1:26 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 003-129 1:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:30 pm.
  • 505-011 1:37 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 505-013 1:41 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:41 pm to 2:02 pm.
  • 253-009 2:10 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 003-130 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Kiernan talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:19 pm.

All 83 conversations from May 26, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 505-012, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/505-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).