Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 580 › Conversation 580-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings

Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 9:55 AM–10:03 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation580-001 on Tape 580 (tape position 00:00:24–00:05:06)StartWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 9:55 AMEndWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 10:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 580-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an brief, unrecorded meeting with an unidentified participant in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of a transcript or descriptive records, the specific subject matter and any resulting actions remain unknown. The encounter lasted approximately eight minutes, serving as a placeholder in the historical record of the Nixon administration's daily operations.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On September 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 580-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 580-1

Date: September 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 10:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with [?] an unknown person.

     Unknown request or event

Also recorded on September 29, 1971

  • 580-002 10:03 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 10:05 am.
  • 580-003 10:13 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
  • 580-004 10:21 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:21 am to 10:33 am.
  • 580-005 10:33 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, John B. Connally, Arthur F. Burns, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:15 am.
  • 580-006 11:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.
  • 580-007 11:15 AM · 26 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.
  • 580-008 11:15 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.
  • 580-009 11:15 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 580-001, September 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/580-001 (accessed October 2, 2026).