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Nixon & Kissinger on National Security Council

Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 1:57 PM–2:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation509-011 on Tape 509 (tape position 02:20:30–02:20:54)StartThursday, June 3, 1971 at 1:57 PMEndThursday, June 3, 1971 at 2:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 509-011 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177595 ↗

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On June 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 509-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 509-011

Date: June 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger

     Kissinger’s schedule

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  • 509-010 1:57 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 509-012 1:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 509-013 1:57 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 004-020 2:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 509-014 2:47 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:47 pm to 3:06 pm.
  • 004-021 3:06 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-015 3:06 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-016 3:07 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm.

Conversation 509-011, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177595). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/509-011 (accessed November 2, 2026).