Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 527 › Conversation 527-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on H.R. Haldeman
Tuesday, June 22, 1971 · 3:07 PM–3:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss scheduling matters involving H.R. Haldeman and Frank Shakespeare. During the brief exchange, the President cryptically referred to a pressing issue as a "bear," suggesting a developing situation requiring administrative attention. The meeting concluded quickly, with instructions provided to relay this urgent information to Haldeman.
- H.R. Haldeman
- Frank Shakespeare
- White House scheduling
- Oval Office operations
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NARA Description
On June 22, 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 3:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 527-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 527-7
Date: June 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Schedule
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Frank J. Shakespeare meeting
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:11 pm.Also recorded on June 22, 1971
- 005-128 1:48 PM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
- 005-129 1:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
- 527-001 1:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 527-004 1:50 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Melvin R. Laird met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:50 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 527-005 3:07 PM · 11 sec — 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 3:11 pm.
- 527-006 3:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 527-008 3:11 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Frank J. Shakespeare, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 527-009 3:42 PM · 1 hr 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, Linwood Holton, Louie B. Nunn, Edwin L. Harper, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:42 pm to 5:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 527-007, June 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/527-007 (accessed October 22, 2026).