President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Oval Office with Henry A. Kissinger. While the specific nature of their discussion remains undocumented due to the absence of a transcript, the encounter took place during a critical period of foreign policy activity. This meeting highlights the frequent, informal consultations between the President and his National Security Advisor regarding ongoing administrative priorities.
On July 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 548-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 548-2
Date: July 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:25 pm and 2:29 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:29 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.