Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 536 › Conversation 536-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 7:20 AM–7:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief morning meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The participants engaged in an inconclusive exchange regarding the presence of security or safety personnel at the location. No significant policy decisions or further actions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:20 am and 7:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 536-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 536-1
Date: July 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:20 am and 7:58 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person
Schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 7:58 amAlso recorded on July 3, 1971
- 006-114 7:20 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:20 am and 7:58 am.
- 006-115 7:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:58 am.
- 006-116 7:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:58 am.
- 006-117 7:58 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:58 am.
- 536-002 7:58 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 7:58 am.
- 536-003 7:58 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 7:58 am.
- 536-004 8:00 AM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, George P. Shultz, and James D. Hodgson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:00 am to 9:55 am.
- 006-118 8:28 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 8:28 am to 9:01 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 536-001, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/536-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).