Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 505 › Conversation 505-012
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
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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 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. 505-012
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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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/20/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[505-012-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
Request
-Coffee
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:41 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 505-012, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177475). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/505-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).