Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 391 › Conversation 391-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings
Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 2:57 PM–4:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss an unspecified matter. The dialogue recorded is fragmentary and inconclusive, consisting largely of an administrative request for refreshments. No substantive policy decisions or political developments were captured in this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 1, 1972, 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 2:57 pm and 4:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 391-6
Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:57 pm and 4:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
Request for refreshment
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:12 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on November 1, 1972
- 391-005 2:10 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:57 pm.
- 391-007 2:57 PM · 2 min — 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 2:57 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 811-001 3:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:01 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 811-002 3:04 PM · 23 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 811-003 3:04 PM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, John Cardinal Krol, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and James McGettigan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 4:07 pm.
- 811-004 4:07 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 391-008 4:12 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:12 pm to 4:23 pm.
- 032-121 4:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 391-006, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/391-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).