Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 561 › Conversation 561-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House logistics
Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 8:53 AM–9:08 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to review his daily schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating the President's upcoming appointments and logistical arrangements for the day. No substantive policy decisions were documented during this short exchange before the participant departed.
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NARA Description
On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 561-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 561-1
Date: August 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:53 am and 9:08 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
President’s schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:08 am.Also recorded on August 11, 1971
- 007-086 9:08 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:08 am.
- 561-002 9:08 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:08 am.
- 561-003 9:08 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:10 am.
- 561-004 9:10 AM · 2 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Harmon Killebrew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:10 am to 11:40 am.
- 007-087 11:10 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harmon Killebrew talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:15 am.
- 007-164 11:15 AM · 6 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 12:57 pm.
- 561-005 11:40 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:53 am.
- 561-006 11:40 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:53 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 561-001, August 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/561-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).