Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 547 › Conversation 547-008
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office
Tuesday, July 27, 1971 · 12:03 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 40 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified man and woman met with the President in the Oval Office to briefly discuss scheduling matters. The participants coordinated logistics for an individual named Lauren before the conversation was abruptly cut short. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On July 27, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 547-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 547-8
Date: July 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:03 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
An unknown man and woman entered.
Schedule
This recording was cut off at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 547-008, July 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178617). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/547-008 (accessed November 2, 2026).