Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 507 › Conversation 507-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Secretary of Defense

Saturday, May 29, 1971 · 8:13 AM–9:08 AM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation507-003 on Tape 507 (tape position 00:08:13–00:08:32)StartSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 8:13 AMEndSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 9:08 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 507-003 ↗

A 22-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 507-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 507-3

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

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Call to the Secretary of Defense

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Also recorded on May 29, 1971

507-001 8:13 AM · 14 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.
507-002 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.
507-004 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 507-003, 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/507-003 (accessed November 11, 2026).