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Thursday, June 24, 1971 · 11:01 AM–11:17 AM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation528-019 on Tape 528 (tape position 03:25:32–03:26:58)StartThursday, June 24, 1971 at 11:01 AMEndThursday, June 24, 1971 at 11:17 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 528-019 ↗

An unidentified group gathered in the Oval Office to discuss the possession of specific high-capacity items, referred to as "one-hundred ton" units. The dialogue consists of repetitive remarks regarding these objects, suggesting the group was examining physical materials or cargo. No clear administrative decisions or formal policy actions were established during this brief exchange.

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He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to be a one-hundred ton.
He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to be a one-hundred ton.
He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to be a one-hundred ton.
He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to be a one-hundred ton.
He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to be a one-hundred ton.
He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to be a one-hundred ton.
He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to be a one-hundred ton.
He's got a bag full of these.
Yeah, he's got one of those that we know to

On June 24, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 528-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 528-19

Date: June 24, 1971

Time: Unknown between 11:01 am and 11:17 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

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                                                                     Conv. No. 528-16/529-1 (cont.)
[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 01/15/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[528-019-w001]
[Duration: 10s]

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     Unknown group
         -Location
              -Rose Garden

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 01/15/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[528-019-w002]
[Duration: 8s]

       Unknown group
            -Details about group [?]

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The unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:17 am.
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  • 528-010 10:58 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
  • 528-011 10:58 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
  • 528-012 10:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
  • 528-013 10:58 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:01 am.
  • 528-017 11:01 AM · 38 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:17 am.

Conversation 528-019, June 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/528-019 (accessed October 10, 2026).