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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 9:54 AM–10:23 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation552-002 on Tape 552 (tape position 00:09:48–00:11:16)StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 9:54 AMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 10:23 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 552-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178705 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 552-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 552-2

Date: July 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 10:23 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 7-37]

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  • 067-002 9:54 AM · 2 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-003 9:54 AM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-004 9:54 AM · 6 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-005 9:54 AM · 38 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-006 9:54 AM · 17 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-007 9:54 AM · 22 sec — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-009 9:54 AM · 8 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 067-010 9:54 AM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.

Conversation 552-002, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178705). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/552-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).