Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 585 › Conversation 585-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 3:26 PM–3:27 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec
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Position in tape: 00:23:25 – 00:23:54
part A, 23:38
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 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 585-2 Date: October 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with an unknown person.
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Also recorded on October 5, 1971
- 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.
- 585-003 3:26 PM · 38 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.
- 585-005 3:49 PM · 4 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 585-006 3:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 3:59 pm.
- 010-042 3:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 3:59 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 585-007 3:59 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:59 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 010-043 4:02 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:26 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 585-002, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179089). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/585-002 (accessed November 12, 2026).