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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on 80th Congressional Club

Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 3:07 PM–3:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation509-016 on Tape 509 (tape position 02:39:17–02:40:12)StartThursday, June 3, 1971 at 3:07 PMEndThursday, June 3, 1971 at 3:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 509-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal discussion with an unidentified individual regarding the composition and political influence of the 80th Congressional Club. The dialogue focused on the difficulties of governance during that legislative period and the historical dynamics between the executive branch and congressional leadership. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

  • 80th Congressional Club
  • Congress
  • Political history
  • Governance

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There is somebody in the State of the Congress saying that it's very difficult governing what the members elected in the 80th Congressional, the people who were there.
Of course, there were two presidents.
There's a speaker elected in the 80th Congress, and the governor is on his side.

NARA Description

On June 3, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 509-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 509-016

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Date: June 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person

     80th Congressional Club reception, June 3
          -Club members

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 509-016, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/509-016 (accessed October 18, 2026).