Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 507 › Conversation 507-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Saturday, May 29, 1971 · 8:13 AM–9:08 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation507-001 on Tape 507 (tape position 00:04:39–00:04:53)StartSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 8:13 AMEndSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 9:08 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 507-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to request assistance in locating a specific folder containing various items. The conversation was brief and focused exclusively on the retrieval of these materials from the President's desk. No further policy or political discussions were recorded during this interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:41There's a folder on the back of the desk here.
4:44It's got items on it.
4:45Would you find me, please?
4:46How about a turn?

NARA Description

On May 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 507-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 507-1

Date: May 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:13 am and 9:08 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

     Location of a folder

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:08 am.

Also recorded on May 29, 1971

  • 507-002 8:13 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-003 8:13 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-004 8:13 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 10:32 am.
  • 003-190 9:08 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:00 am.
  • 003-191 10:00 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:06 am.
  • 507-005 10:32 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.
  • 507-006 10:32 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.
  • 507-007 10:32 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 507-001, May 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/507-001 (accessed September 26, 2026).