Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 306 › Conversation 306-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Economy and Stock market
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 6:16 PM–6:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 57 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding the current state of the national economy. The discussion focused on indicators of market health, specifically referencing stock market activity and the status of gold reserves. The brief exchange served as a situational update on fiscal performance without resulting in recorded policy directives.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 306-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 306-17
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Economy
-Stock market [?]
-Number of share traded
-GoldAlso recorded on November 29, 1971
- 306-015 6:14 PM · 4 sec — 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 6:14 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 015-171 6:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 306-016 6:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 015-172 6:16 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 306-018 6:16 PM · 6 sec — 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 306-019 6:16 PM · 6 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 015-173 6:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
- 306-020 6:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 306-017, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/306-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).