Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 245 › Conversation 245-017
Nixon & Kissinger on Speechwriting
Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 11:37 AM–1:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
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On April 6, 1971, 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 11:37 am and 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 245-017 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 245-017
Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:37 am and 1:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger
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- 001-001 11:51 AM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
- 001-002 11:51 AM · 9 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 245-017, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183251). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/245-017 (accessed October 31, 2026).