Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 471 › Conversation 471-001

Nixon & Kissinger

Friday, March 19, 1971 · 7:01 PM–7:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation471-001 on Tape 471 (tape position 00:00:55–00:01:39)StartFriday, March 19, 1971 at 7:01 PMEndFriday, March 19, 1971 at 7:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 471-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate their schedules. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical check-in to confirm Kissinger's arrival for a planned meeting. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Uh, Henry?
Oh, uh, you.
You coming in?

NARA Description

On March 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:01 pm and 7:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 471-1

Date: March 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:01 pm and 7:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger

     President’s schedule
          -Meeting with Kissinger

Also recorded on March 20, 1971

  • 471-002 7:03 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:03 pm to 7:27 pm.
  • 471-003 7:27 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 7:30 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 471-001, March 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/471-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).