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Nixon White House recording on Presidential Status and Oval Office

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 2:58 PM–3:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation521-006 on Tape 521 (tape position 00:50:05–00:52:19)StartTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 2:58 PMEndTuesday, June 15, 1971 at 3:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 521-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177937 ↗

A 29-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 June 15, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 521-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 521-6

Date: June 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:58 pm and 3:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
cleared for release. The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and
was reviewed under deed of gift 06/10/2019.]
[Federal Statute]
[521-006-w001]
[Duration: 29s]

     The President’s status

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Unknown people left at an unknown time before 3:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 521-006, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177937). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/521-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).