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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on National Police

Tuesday, July 6, 1971 · 8:59 AM–9:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation538-003 on Tape 538 (tape position 00:04:17–00:04:58)StartTuesday, July 6, 1971 at 8:59 AMEndTuesday, July 6, 1971 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 538-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178435 ↗

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NARA Description

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 538-003 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 538-003

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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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:10 am

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 538-003, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178435). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/538-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).