Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 516 › Conversation 516-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Thursday, June 10, 1971 · 9:08 AM–9:11 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation516-001 on Tape 516 (tape position 00:02:33–00:03:03)StartThursday, June 10, 1971 at 9:08 AMEndThursday, June 10, 1971 at 9:11 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 516-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified woman, possibly identified as a Dr. Dissinger. The discussion primarily revolved around the location of an unnamed individual within the city. No substantive policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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See you, Dr. Dissinger.
Bye.
Oh, he's out in the city?
Oh.

NARA Description

On June 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:11 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 516-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 516-1

Date: June 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:08 am and 9:11 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with unknown woman

     President’s schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger’s location

The unknown woman left at unknown time before 9:11 am

Also recorded on June 10, 1971

  • 005-001 9:08 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 2:53 pm.
  • 257-001 9:10 AM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 7:35 pm.
  • 516-002 9:11 AM · 1 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Jacob D. Beam, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 10:56 am.
  • 516-003 10:56 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:56 am to 11:01 am.
  • 060-003 11:01 AM · 1 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and railroad executives, including Benjamin F. Biaggini, Tom Rice, Jack Fishwick, Graham Claytor, William H. Moore, Hays Watkins, William Johnson, Frank Barnette, Louis Menk, John Reed, Stephen Ailes, John A. Volpe, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Charles Clapp, George Crawford, and Peter M. Flanigan, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 516-013 11:01 AM · 27 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 12:21 pm.
  • 060-004 12:21 PM · 7 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 516-004 12:21 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 12:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 516-001, June 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/516-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).