Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 526 › Conversation 526-004
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office security
Friday, June 18, 1971 · 10:34 AM–1:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
The participants discuss an apparent administrative or security oversight regarding the verification of individuals or materials within the Oval Office. The exchange suggests a brief, pointed disagreement over whether a proper check had been performed prior to the meeting. No further substantive policy matters are addressed in this short, fragmented segment.
- Oval Office security
- Administrative oversight
- Internal protocols
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:34 am on June 18, 1971 and 1:48 pm on June 22, 1971. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 526-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 526-004
Date: Unknown between June 18 and June 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:34 am, June 18 and 1:48 pm, June 22, 1971
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
Schedule (?)
-Conference Room
The unknown people left at an unknown time before 1:48 pm, June 22, 1971.Also recorded on June 18, 1971
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- 526-001 8:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 8:42 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 526-004, June 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/526-004 (accessed October 22, 2026).