Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 548 › Conversation 548-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential gift

Tuesday, July 27, 1971 · 3:10 PM ET · Oval Office ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation548-005 onTape 548 (tape position 00:46:33–00:47:09)StartTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 3:10 PMEndTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 3:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 548-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to exchange a presidential gift. Following the brief interaction, the guest departed immediately. No substantive policy matters or official developments were recorded during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 548-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 548-5

Date: July 27, 1971
Time: 3:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

      Presidential gift
            -Reply

The unknown man left at 3:10 pm.

Also recorded on July 27, 1971

  • 007-010 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 7:42 pm.
  • 007-011 2:51 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 7:42 pm.
  • 007-012 2:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 7:42 pm.
  • 548-004 3:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward B. ("Pete") Biester, Jr., James E. Wood, Joseph D. Ceader, Alton B. Chamberlain, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 548-006 3:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Durward G. ("Doc") Hall, Mrs. Durward G. ("Doc") Hall, Melanie Ellison, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:10 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 548-007 3:17 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:17 pm to 3:23 pm.
  • 548-008 3:23 PM · 3 min — John G. Tower, Guy D. Newman, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
  • 548-009 3:26 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., Paul Calley, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:26 pm to 3:31 pm.

All 31 conversations from July 27, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 548-005, 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/548-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).