Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 560 › Conversation 560-007
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Custodial Staff
Tuesday, August 10, 1971 · 6:14 PM–8:53 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
The recording captures brief, ambient audio involving unidentified individuals, likely custodial or maintenance staff, performing routine duties within the Oval Office. No substantive policy discussions, political developments, or interactions with the President are audible during the preserved segment. The content consists entirely of background noise or non-historical activities that provide no insight into the administration's decision-making processes.
- Oval Office
- Custodial Staff
- White House Operations
- Background Audio
Audio
This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:57:49 into the tape and ends around 01:58:28.
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
Unknown person(s) [likely custodial staff] met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:14 pm on August 10, 1971 and 8:53 am on August 11, 1971. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 560-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 560-7 Date: Unknown between August 10, 1971 and August 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:14 pm, August 10 and 8:53 am, August 11, 1971 Location: Oval Office Unknown people [custodial staff ?] met. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 38s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The recording was cut off at an unknown time before 8:53 am, August 11, 1971.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 560-007, August 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/560-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).