Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 541 › Conversation 541-009
Nixon White House recording
Wednesday, July 21, 1971 · 6:19 PM–6:23 PM ET · Oval Office
Audio
part B, 1:21:42
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 03:24:16 to 03:27:01 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.
NARA Description
On July 21, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 541-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 541-9
Date: July 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:19 pm and 6:23 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown persons talked to an unknown person.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Agency Policy]
[Duration: 5s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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[Pause]
The President’s location
An unknown person talked to an unknown person at an unknown time after 6:19 pm.
[Conversation No. 541-9A]
Instructions
[End of telephone conversation]
An unknown person talked to an unknown person at an unknown time after 6:19 pm.
[Conversation No. 541-9B]
The President’s schedule
[End of telephone conversation]
[Pause]
[Unintelligible]
This recording was cut off at an unknown time before 6:23 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 541-009, July 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/541-009 (accessed November 2, 2026).