Nixon White House TapesTape 535 › Conversation 535-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 9:04 AM ET · Oval Office ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation535-002 onTape 535 (tape position 00:10:57–00:11:43)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 9:04 AMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 9:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 535-002 ↗

President Nixon held a brief morning meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The interaction lasted for less than one minute, concluding immediately after the recording began. Due to the lack of available transcripts or descriptive metadata, no substantive policy discussions, decisions, or specific topics can be attributed to this exchange.

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On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 535-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 535-2

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 9:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

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The unknown person left at 9:04 am
  • 535-001 9:00 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 am to 9:04 am.
  • 535-003 9:04 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:15 am.
  • 535-004 9:15 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 10:39 am.
  • 535-005 10:41 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Peter J. Brennan, White House photographer, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:41 am to 11:26 am.
  • 535-006 11:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Marjorie P. Acker, Herbert A. Peterson, Mrs. Herbert A. Peterson, Debra Peterson, Eric Peterson, and Jeffrey Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:27 am to 11:29 am.
  • 535-007 11:29 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert G. Houdek, Robert G. Houdek, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:29 am to 11:32 am.
  • 535-008 11:32 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:32 am.
  • 535-009 11:32 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lane Dwinell, Elizabeth (Cushman) Dwinell, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 11:36 am.

Conversation 535-002, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/535-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).