Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 530 › Conversation 530-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Task management

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 11:27 AM–11:30 AM ET · Oval Office ·30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation530-009 onTape 530 (tape position 02:03:37–02:04:08)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 11:27 AMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 530-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting with an unidentified individual to confirm the status of a specific, sensitive administrative or tactical task. The participants reached an agreement that the matter had been successfully completed, with the President emphasizing the strategic importance of ensuring the action was finalized. The conversation served primarily as a status update to verify that a particular objective had been executed.

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I think it's important that you get a tag on that thing.
So they get another nail off, you see.
Good.
All right, it's done.
It's done.
Good, good, good, good, good.
Okay.

NARA Description

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 11:27 am and 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 530-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 530-9

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:27 am and 11:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Memorandum
        - Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[End of conversation]

Also recorded on June 29, 1971

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  • 006-020 11:22 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
  • 006-021 11:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:22 am to 11:27 am.
  • 530-007 11:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
  • 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.
  • 261-025 11:27 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 2:28 pm.
  • 530-010 11:30 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 12:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 530-009, 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/530-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).