Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 538 › Conversation 538-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings
Tuesday, July 6, 1971 · 8:59 AM–9:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
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On July 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:59 am and 9:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 538-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 538-001
Date: July 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:59 am and 9:10 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/01/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Unintelligible]
[538-001-w001]
[Duration: 8s]
Request
-Coffee
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 538-001, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178431). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/538-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).