Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 299 › Conversation 299-012
Nixon & Kissinger on Time management and Executive office operations
Wednesday, November 10, 1971 · 2:45 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule. The discussion focused on managing the logistics and priorities of the presidential calendar during a busy period in the administration. This brief consultation ensured alignment on time management and the prioritization of pending executive tasks.
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Position in tape: 00:19:21 – 00:19:33
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NARA Description
On November 10, 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 299-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 299-12
Date: November 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [Henry A. Kissinger?]
ScheduleAlso recorded on November 10, 1971
- 014-015 2:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 299-010 2:45 PM · 35 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 299-011 2:45 PM · 19 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 014-016 2:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:50 pm.
- 299-013 2:50 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:50 pm.
- 014-017 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm.
- 299-014 2:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm.
- 299-015 2:51 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Richard J. Daley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 299-012, November 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/299-012 (accessed September 30, 2026).