Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 580 › Conversation 580-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John B. Connally
Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 11:15 AM–11:54 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss the scheduling of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The discussion centered on managing Connally's availability and organizational commitments within the administration. No further policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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 11:15 am and 11:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 580-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 580-6
Date: September 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:15 am and 11:54 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
John B. Connally's schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:54 am.Also recorded on September 29, 1971
- 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.
- 580-007 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.
- 580-010 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am.
- 580-011 11:54 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am.
- 580-013 11:55 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 1:08 pm.
- 010-028 11:58 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:58 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 580-006, 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/580-006 (accessed October 2, 2026).