Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 584 › Conversation 584-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Charles W. Colson

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 1:25 PM–1:32 PM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation584-007 onTape 584 (tape position 04:21:02–04:21:58)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 1:25 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 1:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 584-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman to coordinate his immediate schedule and manage upcoming appointments. During the discussion, they addressed the potential participation of Charles W. Colson and Henry A. Kissinger in subsequent briefings. The President ultimately instructed his staff to adjust the call list, specifically cancelling an outreach attempt to an individual referred to as 'Cosa' to ensure his confidence in the meeting process.

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What do you say if, uh, Mr. Cosa can come over please?

Uh, Terry, why don't you give me your address so I can see if you've got him in?

Yeah, I'll have him come in first.

Don't, don't, don't call Cosa.

All right.

That gives me confidence.

NARA Description

On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 584-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 584-7

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     The President's schedule
          -Charles W. Colson
          -Henry A. Kissinger

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 1:32 pm.

Also recorded on October 5, 1971

584-004 1:11 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:11 pm.
584-005 1:11 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:11 pm to 1:25 pm.
584-006 1:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm.
584-008 2:13 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:13 pm to 2:29 pm.
584-009 2:29 PM · 29 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 11:59 pm.
585-001 3:03 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dudley Swim, Peter M. Flanigan, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Jon M. Huntsman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:26 pm.
585-002 3:26 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
585-003 3:26 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 584-007, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/584-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).