Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 561 › Conversation 561-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 11:40 AM–11:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation561-013 on Tape 561 (tape position 02:42:05–02:42:20)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 11:40 AMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 11:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 561-013 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178871 ↗

A 16-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 11:40 am and 11:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 561-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 561-13

Date: August 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:40 am and 11:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/04/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[561-013-w001]
[Duration: 15s]

       Greetings
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No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

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  • 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.
  • 561-007 11:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:53 am.
  • 561-008 11:53 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:51 pm.
  • 561-009 12:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 561-010 12:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:57 pm.

Conversation 561-013, August 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178871). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/561-013 (accessed November 2, 2026).