Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential staff…

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 4:24 PM–4:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation298-031 on Tape 298 (tape position 02:36:28–02:36:55)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 4:24 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 4:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 298-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal coordination call to request that an unknown associate, possibly Henry Kissinger, join him in the Old Executive Office Building. He instructed the intermediary to convey the request to the individual without urgency, emphasizing flexibility in the timing of the meeting. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this exchange.

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Yeah.
Listen, tell them.
Just tell them.
There's no hurry.
When it's convenient for them to step over, I'm no hurry.
Bye.

NARA Description

On November 11, 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 4:24 pm and 4:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 298-31

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:24 pm and 4:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Requested unknown man [Henry A. Kissinger?] be asked to join him

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  • 298-027 4:19 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 014-047 4:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:22 pm to 4:24 pm.
  • 298-028 4:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:22 pm to 4:24 pm.
  • 014-048 4:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:29 pm.
  • 298-029 4:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:29 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 298-031, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-031 (accessed October 12, 2026).