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

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation547-008 onTape 547 (tape position 02:51:10–02:52:22)StartTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 12:03 PMEndTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 547-008 ↗

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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Okay, thanks.
I'll tell Lauren to go to the bathroom.

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

An unknown man and woman entered.

     Schedule

This recording was cut off at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.

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  • 547-009 12:15 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 1:09 pm.
  • 547-010 1:09 PM · 7 sec — Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:09 pm.
  • 547-011 1:10 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:37 pm.
  • 007-007 1:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:14 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 547-008, July 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/547-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).