Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 585 › Conversation 585-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential meetings
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 5:15 PM–5:19 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, four-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. Given the lack of a transcript or supplemental documentation, the specific subject matter and any resulting directives remain undocumented. The recording serves as a brief archival record of presidential activity during this period.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 02:09:27 into the tape and ends around 02:09:52.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 585-11 Date: October 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with an unknown person.
Also recorded on October 5, 1971
- 585-009 5:12 PM · 19 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 585-010 5:15 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 585-012 5:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 585-013 5:15 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 010-046 5:18 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 585-014 5:18 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 585-015 5:19 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Richard H. Poff met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 010-047 5:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 585-011, 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/585-011 (accessed September 28, 2026).