Nixon White House TapesTape 530 › Conversation 530-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 10:47 AM–10:57 AM ET · Oval Office ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation530-005 onTape 530 (tape position 01:47:17–01:48:31)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 10:47 AMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 10:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 530-005 ↗

President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified woman to review General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s professional schedule. The conversation focused on the logistical coordination of the General's upcoming commitments. No further records of the discussion exist, and the visitor departed shortly before the conclusion of the appointment.

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On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 10:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 530-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 530-5

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:47 am and 10:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     Gen Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s schedule

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 10:57 am.
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  • 530-008 11:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 11:27 am.
  • 006-022 11:27 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 2:28 pm.

Conversation 530-005, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/530-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).