Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 529 › Conversation 529-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House…

Sunday, June 27, 1971 · 7:44 PM–7:52 PM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation529-005 onTape 529 (tape position 00:20:47–00:22:22)StartSunday, June 27, 1971 at 7:44 PMEndSunday, June 27, 1971 at 7:52 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 529-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with an unidentified individual to facilitate a returned telephone call. The dialogue remained limited to clarifying scheduling expectations and general administrative coordination. No substantive policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On June 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 529-5

Date: June 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:44 pm and 7:52 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Unknown man's schedule
         -Return of call
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                               NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 10/08)

Also recorded on June 27, 1971

  • 005-159 7:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:11 pm.
  • 005-160 7:11 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:11 pm.
  • 005-161 7:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:11 pm and 7:44 pm.
  • 005-162 7:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 005-163 7:44 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 529-006 7:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 529-007 7:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.
  • 529-008 7:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 529-005, June 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).