Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 585 › Conversation 585-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 3:55 PM–3:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
A 4-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On October 5, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 585-6 Date: October 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:55 pm and 3:59 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-41]
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Also recorded on October 5, 1971
- 585-002 3:26 PM · 28 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 · 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.
- 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.
- 010-044 4:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:26 pm to 4:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 585-006, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179097). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/585-006 (accessed November 12, 2026).