Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 574 › Conversation 574-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings
Friday, September 17, 1971 · 8:44 AM–9:08 AM ET · Oval Office · 5 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to conduct routine administrative business. The discussion focused primarily on reviewing and securing the President's signature on various official documents. The meeting concluded with the woman's departure, signifying the completion of the requested paperwork.
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Position in tape: 00:10:30 – 00:15:43
part A, 10:33
NARA Description
On September 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 9:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 574-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 574-2
Date: September 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:44 am and 9:08 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
Assent on items requiring signature
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:08 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 009-057 9:08 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:17 am.
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- 009-058 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert T. Stafford talked on the telephone from 9:17 am to 9:18 am.
- 009-059 9:18 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 10:03 am.
- 009-060 9:18 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 11:43 am.
- 574-004 10:04 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles S. Rhyne, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:04 am to 10:26 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 574-002, September 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/574-002 (accessed November 10, 2026).