Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 521 › Conversation 521-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Charles W. Colson

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 2:15 PM–2:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation521-003 on Tape 521 (tape position 00:09:47–00:11:40)StartTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 2:15 PMEndTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 2:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 521-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office regarding an administrative request for Charles W. Colson. The interaction was limited in scope, concluding quickly after the visitor made her request. No further policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this short exchange.

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You can't have those men, please.

NARA Description

On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 521-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 521-3

Date: June 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:15 pm and 2:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     Request for Charles W. Colson

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:19 pm.

Also recorded on June 15, 1971

  • 520-010 12:54 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 521-001 1:15 PM · 6 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 520-013 2:15 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 521-004 2:19 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:19 pm to 2:38 pm.
  • 521-005 2:39 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:58 pm.
  • 521-006 2:58 PM · 29 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 521-007 3:19 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:19 pm to 3:31 pm.
  • 521-008 3:32 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur K. Watson, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 3:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 521-003, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/521-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).