Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 621 › Conversation 621-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 8:37 AM–8:45 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The entirety of the recorded duration consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal and returnable. Consequently, no substantive policy discussions, political developments, or action items are documented in the available record.
Audio
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Position in tape: 00:29:40 – 00:31:13
part A, 29:45
NARA Description
On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 621-16 Date: November 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:37 am 8:45 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with an unknown person. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 5s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Transcript (AI-generated)
No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: Conversation begins with a long silence followed by a brief, partially captured remark.
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- 015-056 8:37 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:37 am.
- 621-015 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.
- 621-017 8:37 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.
- 015-058 8:45 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 8:45 am to 8:54 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 621-016, November 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/621-016 (accessed October 29, 2026).