Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-037
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John D. Ehrlichman
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 12:59 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to review his daily schedule. The discussion focused primarily on coordinating upcoming appointments and engagements involving John D. Ehrlichman. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative session.
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Position in tape: 01:57:22 – 02:00:58
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NARA Description
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 297-37
Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person
The President’s schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.Also recorded on November 12, 1971
- 297-029 12:59 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-030 12:59 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-031 12:59 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-032 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-033 12:59 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-034 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-035 12:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-036 12:59 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 297-037, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-037 (accessed October 9, 2026).