Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 584 › Conversation 584-009

Nixon White House recording on White House Taping System and Oval Office

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 2:29 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation584-009 on Tape 584 (tape position 04:42:13–04:42:42)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 2:29 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 584-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual, identified only as George, within the White House barbershop. The brief exchange centered on the operation of the recording equipment and the procedural preference for initiating the taping system. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this technical interaction.

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This is the barbershop.
About a minute ago.
Right.
Turn this on first.
Why?
Rather than me, I'd rather...

NARA Description

On October 5, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 584-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 584-9

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:29 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

     The President's location
          -Barber shop

     George [Surname unknown]

The unknown people left before 11:59 pm.

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  • 584-007 1:25 PM · 16 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 585-004 3:27 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph L. Vicites, Cooper T. Holt, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:27 pm to 3:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 584-009, 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/584-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).