Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 571 › Conversation 571-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on King Timahoe
Saturday, September 11, 1971 · 4:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown man, identified as a member of his staff, to coordinate the logistics of his Irish setter, King Timahoe. The President requested that the aide facilitate the dog's movement, specifically asking for the door to be opened for the animal. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request regarding the President's personal pet.
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NARA Description
On September 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 571-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 571-9
Date: September 13, 1971
Time: 4:36 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/20/2020.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[571-009-w001]
[Duration: 14s]
Manolo Sanchez
-Location
Request
-King Timahoe
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The unknown man left at 4:36 pm.Also recorded on September 11, 1971
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- 571-003 2:58 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:58 pm to 3:02 pm.
- 571-004 3:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, Albert L. Williams, Isiah Frank, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 571-005 3:07 PM · 33 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 571-006 3:47 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:47 pm to 4:16 pm.
- 571-007 4:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:18 pm.
- 571-008 4:18 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:18 pm to 4:36 pm.
- 571-010 4:36 PM · 2 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 6:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 571-009, September 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/571-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).