Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 532 › Conversation 532-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 10:02 AM–10:18 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation532-010 on Tape 532 (tape position 01:22:19–01:24:18)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 10:02 AMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 10:18 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 532-010 ↗

President Nixon coordinates a meeting with Henry Kissinger, instructing an unidentified staff member to have the National Security Advisor stop by the Oval Office as soon as he is available. The brief exchange focuses on managing Kissinger’s immediate schedule to facilitate a direct consultation. No substantive policy matters are addressed in this logistics-oriented communication.

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Yeah.
No, no hurry.
Just when he finishes, he can drop in.

On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 532-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 532-010

Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:02 am and 10:18 am

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

Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person in Henry A. Kissinger's office[?].

     Kissinger's schedule
           -Meeting with President
  • 006-043 9:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:59 am.
  • 006-044 9:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:59 am.
  • 532-007 9:54 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:59 am.
  • 006-045 9:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 532-008 9:59 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Barry M. Goldwater, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:02 am.
  • 006-046 10:01 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 006-047 10:02 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 532-009 10:02 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:02 am.

Conversation 532-010, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/532-010 (accessed October 5, 2026).