Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 531 › Conversation 531-001
Haldeman on Oval Office meetings
Monday, June 28, 1971 · 1:40 PM–4:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman met with unidentified participants in the Oval Office to conduct administrative business. Due to the lack of an available transcript, the specific subjects addressed remain unknown. No clear decisions or significant developments can be attributed to this brief, uncatalogued exchange.
Audio
NARA Description
On June 28, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 531-1
Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 4:32 pm
Location: Oval Office
H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman met with unknown people.
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/22/2020. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[531-001-w001]
[Duration: 1m 40s]
Malfunctioning phone or alarm
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Haldeman and the unknown people left.Transcript (AI-generated)
No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: Heavy noise and buzzing throughout the recording with faint, mostly unintelligible background speech.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 531-001, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178161). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/531-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).