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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Weather

Monday, June 28, 1971 · 10:05 AM–10:21 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation529-018 on Tape 529 (tape position 02:22:32–02:29:48)StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 10:05 AMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 10:21 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 529-018 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures informal, miscellaneous interactions between unidentified individuals in the Oval Office, including remarks about external weather conditions and the presence of photographic equipment. The dialogue does not pertain to official policy or substantive government business, consisting primarily of atmospheric observations and routine logistics. No decisions or significant actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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There's the camera right now.
Jesus Christ is dark inside of you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, see ya later.
Phyllis?
Jesus Christ, I just don't get it.
Here's your order.
Did you see it outside?
It's just water.

NARA Description

On June 28, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 529-018

Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:21 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met at an unknown time after 10:05 am.

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/11/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[529-018-w001]
[Duration: 7m 6s]

       The President's location

       Outside conditions
              -Darkness

       Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]

       Weather
             -Rain
             -Tornado

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

               -South Grounds

       General conversation

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Unknown people left at an unknown time before 10:21 am.

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  • 529-021 10:54 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Robert J. Brown, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Leonard Garment, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:54 am to 11:38 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 529-018, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-018 (accessed October 11, 2026).